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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817649303321

Titolo

Emerging systems in long-term care / / Paul R. Katz, Robert L. Kane, Mathy D. Mezey, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY, : Springer, c1999

ISBN

1-281-81841-0

9786611818418

0-8261-6836-1

Edizione

[4th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Collana

Advances in long-term care ; ; v. 4

Altri autori (Persone)

KaneRobert L. <1940->

KatzPaul R (Paul Richard)

MezeyMathy Doval

Disciplina

362.1

362.12

Soggetti

Medical policy

Older people - Long-term care

Long-term care of the sick

People with disabilities - Services for

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Transitions Between Acute and Long-Term Care; 2 Subacute Care: Role and Implications for a Modernized Health Care System; 3 From Post-Acute to Chronic Care: Cost and Policy Implications of Medicare Home Health Expansion; 4 The Geriatric Day Hospital; 5 The PACE Model (Program for All Inclusive Care of the Elderly): A Review; 6 Implications of Managed Care for Older Persons; 7 The ""Voluntary"" Status of Nursing Facility Admissions: Legal, Practice, and Public Policy Implications; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The fourth volume in the prestigious Advances in Long-Term Care Series continues to address the challenges of long-term care with innovation and practical insight. Highlighting the dynamic nature of long-term care, the authors share their practical insight and explore issues linked to the cost and process of delivering care to an increasing number of clients. Topics include transitions between acute and long-



term care, geriatric day hospitals, subacute care, and more. Contributors from a range of gerontologic disciplines use new research as bases to develop care solutions under the mandates of