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The future of long-term care : social and policy issues / edited by Robert H. Binstock, Leighton E. Cluff, and Otto von Mering.

Title: The future of long-term care : social and policy issues / edited by Robert H. Binstock, Leighton E. Cluff, and Otto von Mering.
Publication: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [1996], ©1996.

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Description

xviii, 300 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Alternative Title

Future of long term care

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Contents

1. Issues Affecting the Future of Long-Term Care / Robert H. Binstock, Leighton E. Cluff and Otto von Mering -- 2. The Evolution of Long-Term Care in America / Martha Holstein and Thomas R. Cole -- 3. Older People, Dependency, and Trends in Supportive Care / T. Franklin Williams and Helena Temkin-Greener -- 4. Trends among Younger Persons with Disability or Chronic Disease / A. E. Benjamin -- 5. The Role of Technology in Long-Term Care / Leighton E. Cluff -- 6. Challenges in Providing Care for Persons with Complex Chronic Illness / Mathy D. Mezey -- 7. The Evolution of the American Nursing Home / Robert L. Kane -- 8. Care in the Home and Other Community Settings: Present and Future / James J. Callahan, Jr. -- 9. The Financing and Organization of Long-Term Care / Mark R. Meiners -- 10. The Politics of Enacting Long-Term Care Insurance / Robert H. Binstock -- 11. Reflections on Some Ethical Issues in Long-Term Care / Nancy Neveloff Dubler --
12. American Culture and Long-Term Care / Otto von Mering -- 13. Foreseeing the Future of Long-Term Care: The Highlights and Implications of a Delphi Study / Dennis L. Kodner.

ISBN

0801853206 (alk. paper)

LCCN

96002146

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries