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Institutional care for elders in rural China
Author(s)	Bei Wu, Zongfu Mao, Qin Xu
Journal title	Journal of Aging & Social Policy, vol 20, no 2, 2008
Pages	pp 218-239
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Institutional accommodation ; Care homes ; Policy ; Rural areas ; China.
Annotation	The long-term care (LTC) literature has been generally associated with industrialised countries. However, LTC needs are increasing in the developing world at a rate that far exceeds than experienced by industrialised countries. Using China as a case study, the purpose of this report is to provide an example of an emerging institutional care system for rural elders in a rapidly developing country. It covers two major domains of the system: service delivery and financing. The report presents several main issues involved in the development of institutional care for older people and discusses relevant policy implications. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-091203204 A
Classmark	KV: KW: QAD: RL: 7DC
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