Long-Term Care in the 21st Century
Subtitle: Perspectives from Around the Asia-Pacific Rim
Contributors: Iris Chi (Editor); Kalyani K., Ph.D. Mehta (Editor); Anna L., Ph.D. Howe (Editor)
Publisher: Haworth Press
Published: July 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 249
ISBN-13: 9780789019325
Subjects: Health systems & services; Social welfare & social services; Sociology; Long-Term Care; Health Care Delivery; Social Science; Medical / Nursing; Pacific Area; Gerontology; Health Policy; Health Services for the Aged; Older people
First sentence: SUMMARY. The implementation of Japan's Long-Term Care Insurance Scheme in April 2000 was the culmination of some 30 years of policy deliberation on aged care.