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Long-term care in China — issues and prospects
Author(s)	Yu Cheung Wong, Joe Leung
Journal title	Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 55, no 7, October 2012
Pages	pp 570-586
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Older people ; Services ; Long term ; Social policy ; China.
Annotation	One of the major socioeconomic challenges China faces is its rapidly ageing population. China is now an ageing society, even though it is still regarded as a middle-income economy. Coupled with the market-driven reform of social services and rapid erosion of family support, the provision of affordable and accessible social care services to older people has already become an urgent issue for the government to address. Looking into the future, the formulation of a sustainable position on long-term care (LTC) will increasingly become the major focus of social policy. This article sets out the background to the demographic shifts resulting in the emerging need for LTC in China. It analyses the issues facing LTC services and reviews their prospects, including the structure, operation, financing, and interfacing of residential and community-based home care services. (JL).
Accession Number	CPA-121026041 A
Classmark	B: I: 4Q: TM2: 7DC
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