Health Care in an Aging Society
Subtitle: CostSHConscious Community Care & SelfSHCare Approaches (Series in Death Education, Aging, and Health Care)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: April 1, 1989
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 189
ISBN-13: 9781560322276
Subjects: Care of the elderly; Health systems & services; Sociology; Gerontology; Social Science / Gerontology
First sentence: An examination of American health care over the past few decades reveals skyrocketing cost escalation due to the growth in the number of hospitals and nursing homes and the intensive medical services and extensive custodial services associated with these institutions.