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The future of long-term care — social and policy issues
Author(s)	Robert H Binstock, Leighton E Cluff, Otto von Mering
Publisher	Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1996
Pages	300 pp
Source	The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2715 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4319, USA.
Keywords	Organisation of care ; Services ; Health services ; Long term ; Needs [elderly] ; Social policy ; United States of America.
Annotation	This book examines the issues concerning long-term care in the United States, initially from a health-care perspective. It focuses on contemporary populations and the types of care they need and why, projected future needs, and the challenges in meeting needs. Predictions are made as to future forms of care, whether in nursing homes or in community-based settings. The economic, political, ethical and cultural factors which affect future provision of long-term care are examined. The first of the baby boomers will form part of the elderly population by 2010, and some thought will have to be given to the shape of long-term care, if the system is to work.
Accession Number	CPA-970722214 B
Classmark	P: I: L: 4Q: IK: TM2: 7T
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