Overview

Focusing on the need for developing new service delivery models for the aged ""Health Care of the Aged"" examines fiscal, political and social criteria influencing this challenge of the 1990s. The aged are caught in the sweeping changes currently occuring in the financing, organizing, and delivery of human and health care services. From various perspectives, this book aims to help shape the direction for elderly health care programme development an dimplementation. With an emphasis on greater long term care in either home, community, or institutional settings, this important book will increase the understanding for a comprehensive, effective policy designed to carry the growing number of elderly through this decade and into the next. As roles and issues change, this book will become increasingly important to those involved in providing services and care to the elderly.

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Author:   Abraham Monk
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9781560240655

ISBN 10:   1560240652
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   05 September 1990
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents Preface Health Care for the Aged: The Pursuit of Equity and Comprehensiveness Health Economics, Old-Age Politics, and the Catastrophic Medicare Debate Hospital-Based Long-Term Care Services for the Frail Elderly Utilizing Client Experience in Developing New Service Delivery Models for Care of the Aged Models of Intensive Case Management Community-Based Long Term Care: The Experience of the Living at Home Programs Integrating the Frail and Well Elderly: The Experience of Senior Centers Discharge Planning: The Impact of Medicare’s Prospective Payment on Elderly Patients Adult Day Care Services for the Elderly and Their Families: Lessons From the Pennsylvania Experience Reference Notes Included

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