| Description |
xviii, 300 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Overview and history of the issues -- Issues affecting the future of long-term care / Robert H. Binstock, Leighton E. Cluff, and Otto von Mering -- The evolution of long-term care in America / Martha Holstein and Thomas R. Cole -- Populations needing care and issues of providing care -- Older people, dependency, and trends in supportive care / T. Franklin Williams and Helena Temkin-Greener -- Trends among younger persons with disability or chronic disease / A.E. Benjamin -- The role of technology in long-term care / Leighton E. Cluff -- Challenges in providing care for persons with complex chronic illness / Mathy D. Mezey -- Exploring the future of settings for care -- The evolution of the American nursing home / Robert L. Kane -- Care in the home and other community settings : present and future / James J. Callahan, Jr. -- Social and policy issues -- The financing and organization of long-term care / Mark R. Meiners -- The politics of enacting long-term care insurance / Robert H. Binstock -- Reflections on some ethical issues in long-term care / Nancy Neveloff Dubler -- American culture and long-term care / Otto von Mering -- Foreseeing the future of long-term care : the highlights and implications of a Delphi study / Dennis L. Kodner. |
| Subject |
Long-term care of the sick -- United States.
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Older people -- Long-term care -- United States.
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Long-Term Care -- trends -- United States.
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Health Services Needs and Demand -- United States.
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Health Policy -- United States.
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Health Planning -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Binstock, Robert H.
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Cluff, Leighton E.
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Von Mering, Otto, 1922-2010.
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| ISBN |
0801853206 (acid₋free paper) |
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9780801853203 (acid₋free paper) |
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