From Nursing Homes to Home Care Contributor(s): Cowart, Marie E. (Author), Quadagno, Jill (Author) |
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ISBN: 1560248262 ISBN-13: 9781560248262 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $52.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1996 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Gerontology - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Medical | Nursing - Gerontology |
Dewey: 362.6 |
LCCN: 96014870 |
Physical Information: 212 pages |
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Publisher Description: Older people who would prefer to stay in their homes and states whose funds are being depleted by the rising costs of Medicaid payments to nursing homes find the current system of long-term care unsatisfactory. From Nursing Homes to Home Care arms educators, policymakers, public health professionals, gerontologists, and advocacy groups with the information they need to participate knowledgeably in the debate about aging and long-term care needs. The book shows readers where things are, where they are going, and where they need to be in changing the system of long-term care. From Nursing Homes to Home Care evaluates future needs for long-term care by analyzing on-going systems and assessing key features of proposed long term programs in the context of population aging. Readers gain a thoughtful analysis of the complex dimensions of making future long-term care policy and program decisions as they read about:
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