Long-term care for the elderly
By: Robyn I. Stone
Contributors: Urban Institute
Publisher: Urban Institute Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 161
ISBN-13: 9780877667704
Subjects: Long-Term Care; Long-term care; Older people; Medical care; Aged; Health Services for the Aged
Description: This book is a primer for all those who have wished they could synthesize decades of deep knowledge in this field into a thorough, understandable, and practical foundation. Robyn Stone makes it easy for the thousands of new experts we will need in practice, research, and policy to envision a new reality--for older people, their families, and all those who strive to support them.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The fundamentals of long-term care; title: The long-term care system for the elderly; title: Who needs and uses long-term care?; title: Who pays for long-term care?; title: Who provides care?; title: Models of service delivery in long-term care; title: Ensuring quality in long-term care; title: Long-term care in 2030.