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Consumer direction in community-based long term care — implications for different stakeholders
Author(s)	Yoshiko Yamada
Journal title	Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 35, no 3, 2001
Pages	pp 83-98
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Community care ; Long term ; Consumer choice ; United States of America.
Annotation	A growing number of community-based long term care programmes in the US have been incorporating a concept of consumer direction (CD). Consumer Direction allows long-term care consumers to take more active roles in their care management, by hiring, training, supervising and firing care providers. A limited number of existing studies show that CD consumers indeed feel they have more choice and control over their care, compared to those under the traditional model. However, other studies show problematic working conditions for care providers under CD. Questions also remain unanswered regarding the effects of CD on different important stakeholders, including family caregivers, formal paid caregivers and governments. More research, and administrative and practice efforts are needed to ensure CD can benefit all sectors of communities. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-020306215 A
Classmark	PA: 4Q: WYC: 7T
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