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| Reimagining nursing homes: the art of the possible | | Author(s) | Robert L Kane |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging & Social Policy, vol 22, no 4, October-December 2010 |
| Publisher | Routledge, October-December 2010 |
| Pages | pp 321-333 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Annotation | Long-term care (LTC) needs to be reconceptualized. The current efforts to reinvent the nursing home perpetuate a flawed model of care. The heritage of the nursing home as the dominant model for LTC needs to be reexamined. The basic LTC building blocks_housing, services, and medical care_can be combined in various ways to meet consumers' needs and preferences. Innovative solutions are needed that can offer reasonable service while recognizing the value of acceptable risk taking. Modest personal care should not come at the price of surrendering one's autonomy. (KJ). |
| Accession Number | CPA-101122217 A |
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