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| Assessing experts' views of the future of long-term care | | Author(s) | Edward Alan Miller, Mark Booth, Vincent Mor |
| Journal title | Research on Aging, vol 30, no 4, July 2008 |
| Pages | pp 450-473 |
| Keywords | Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Registration eg homes, nursing homes ; Quality ; Attitude ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Consensus is growing that long-term care delivery, regulation and functioning are no longer viable, a concern that will grow more salient as the population ages. The authors interviewed experts regarding the current status of long-term care in the US, the attributes of an ideal long-term care system, and potential areas for reform. The findings highlight the problems of maintaining an adequate workforce despite changing demographics. They also identify commonly agreed upon attributes of an ideal system - person-centred, professionally rewarding, integrated, affordable, accountable, community-based, and consumer directed - in addition to less commonly identified attributes - supportive, comprehensive, dignified, culturally appropriate, innovative, responsible, and safe and secure. Areas for reform include: workforce recruitment and retention; financing and insurance; quality improvement and regulation; health; information technology; and organisational change and innovation. The challenges facing long-term care must be addressed by both government and private citizens alike if long-term care recipients' lives are to improve and the increased demand for services is to be met. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080911203 A |
| Classmark | KW: LHB: Q3: 59: DP: 7T |
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