Care of the chronically and severely ill
Subtitle: comparative social policies
By: J. Rogers Hollingsworth and Ellen Jane Hollingsworth, editors.
Contributors: Hollingsworth, J. Rogers, 1932-; Hollingsworth, Ellen Jane.
Series: Social institutions and social change
Publisher: Aldine de Gruyter
Published: 1994
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
Subjects: People with disabilities -- Services for -- United States.; People with disabilities -- Care -- United States.; Chronically ill -- Services for -- United States.; Chronically ill -- Care -- United States.; People with disabilities -- Services for -- Great Britain.; People with disabilities -- Care -- Great Britain.; Chronically ill -- Services for -- Great Britain.; Chronically ill -- Care -- Great Britain.
Description: In the continuing debate on reforming the delivery of health care in this country, it is necessary to address the social and medical management of services provided to those whose special health needs have thus far been inadequately met: the frail elderly, those homebound with chronic illness, and the chronically mentally ill. Existing legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act indicates the timeliness of the Hollingsworths' new book for any future, broader-based health planning.

The present volume anticipates the need for expanded research by presenting a distinguished group of contributors from the United States and Great Britain each of whom specializes in research into the health needs of the three target population groups.

Because most severely and chronically ill people will receive care outside of hospitals or nursing homes, there is increasing recognition that the integration of community-based care, including home care, must be an objective of health policy. Contributors explore the structure of community-based and home care, along with the ways in which services are provided at one or all of the following levels: central government, state or provincial government, local government, and the private sector.

These and related issues, such as funding and standards, are placed in a comparative context.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.