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The focus of long-term care in the United States
— nursing home care | | Author(s) | Joan F Van Nostrand |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 15, supplement 1, Autumn 1996 |
| Pages | pp 73-90 |
| Keywords | Nursing homes ; Long term ; Finance [care] ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This paper is an overview of nursing home care - the primary emphasis of long-term care (LTC) - in the US. It examines: the demographics of older people (aged 65 plus); the history and evolution of LTC; the current LTC system, including policy concerns; and characteristics of certified (for Medicare and Medicaid) nursing homes, including administrative and nursing criteria. Some data on non-certified homes is provided for comparison. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970212030 A |
| Classmark | LHB: 4Q: QC: 7T |
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