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Home care or long-term care facility — factors that influence the decision
Author(s)	Denise Alcock, Douglas Angus, Elizabeth Diem
Journal title	Home Health Care Services Quarterly, vol 21, no 2, 2002
Pages	pp 35-48
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Domiciliary services ; Community care ; Care homes ; Canada.
Annotation	Data were collected in five provinces in Canada in urban and rural sites, through focus groups with community care coordinators, to answer the question, "What factors determine if a long-term care client will be cared for at home or in a long-term care facility?". A questionnaire provided information about the 89 participants and their workload. Factors are grouped under organisational, system, client, information provider, formal provider and case manager factors. Discussion focuses on changes needed to foster more long-term care in the home. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-021126202 A
Classmark	N: PA: KW: 7S
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