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| Defining the challenges of providing long-term care: the case of the nursing home industry's response to the AIDS epidemic | | Author(s) | Toni E Fogarty, Daniel Gentry, Susan Elizabeth Lehrman |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging & Social Policy, vol 9, no 1, 1997 |
| Pages | pp 33-50 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | AIDS ; Needs [elderly] ; Nursing homes ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is now viewed as a chronic disease requiring long-term management. As a result, more persons with AIDS (PWAs) are seeking long-term care in facilities that have primarily served older people. In some regions in the United States (US), however, the nursing home market into which PWAs may introduce new demand is a market already characterised by excess demand. In light of this, competition for limited long-term care resources may develop between frail older people and PWAs. In this pilot study, a random sample of 250 nursing home administrators in the five highest AIDS incidence areas in the US was surveyed to determine the industry's concerns and issues regarding AIDS care, data regarding requests for admission by PWAs to nursing homes, and data concerning the industry's preferred way of delivering AIDS care. Important admissions policy issues cited by the respondents included the ability to meet special care needs, costs of care, and inadequate reimbursement. The majority also believed the most appropriate methods of providing care were special care units for AIDS within nursing homes, or dedicated HIV/AIDS nursing facilities. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981001243 A |
| Classmark | CQTT: IK: LHB: 3F: 7T |
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