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Long-term care in the United States
— policy themes and promising practices |
| Author(s) | Amanda J Lefining, Michael J Austin |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 53, issue 1, 2010 |
| Publisher | Routledge, 2010 |
| Pages | pp 43-63 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Services ; Health services ; Long term ; Nursing homes ; Community care ; Social policy ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This analysis provides an overview of the major policy themes and promising practices emerging in recent years as policymakers and researchers struggle to design a long-term care system that meets the needs of an ageing population. Themes that have dominated the long-term care policy debates include: recruiting and retaining a qualified long-term care workforce; devising financing mechanisms for those requiring long-term care; and moving away from an institutional-based long-term care system towards more home- and community-based services. Three promising practices that have emerged in the past few decades include: the culture change movement; service integration that combines medical and social care; and various forms of community residential care that bring together housing and services in a more home-like environment. The article concludes with long-term care recommendations for policymakers. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100416202 A |
| Classmark | I: L: 4Q: LHB: PA: TM2: 7T |
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