Long-term care in the 21st century : perspectives from around the Asia-Pacific rim / / Iris Chi, Kalyani K. Mehta, Anna L. Howe, editors

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Routledge, 2013
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (258 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.1/6/091823
• Soggetto topico: Older people - Long-term care - Pacific Area; Older people - Care - Pacific Area
• Altri autori: ChiIris HoweAnna L <1945-> (Anna Louise) MehtaKalyani
• Note generali: "Co-published simultaneously as Journal of aging & social policy, volume 13, numbers 2/3 2001."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Long-Ternt Care in the 21st Century: Perspectives front Around the Asia-Pacific Rim; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Long-Term Care Policy Reform in Japan; Aged Care Service Delivery in Japan: Preparing for the Long-Term Care Insurance Scheme; Long-Term Care Policy and Financing as a Public or Private Matter in the United States; The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE): An Innovative Long-Term Care Model in the United States; Long-Term Care Funding in Canada: A Policy Mosaic; National Consistency and Provincial Diversity in Delivery of Long-Term Care in Canada ; Recent Developments in Aged Care Policy in AustraliaAustralian Approaches to Resident Classification and Quality Assurance in Residential Care; Long-Term Care Policy for Elders in Hong Kong; Changing Needs and Changing Service Delivery for Long-Term Care in Hong Kong; The Savings Approach to Financing Long-Term Care in Singapore; Organization and Delivery of Long-Term Care in Singapore: Present Issues and Future Challenges; Exploring Policy and Financing Options for Long-Term Care in Taiwan; Organization and Delivery of Long-Term Care in Taiwan; Lessons Learned, Questions Raised; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Who pays for long-term care? Discover the unique approaches of seven countries around the Pacific Rim!Long-Term Care in the Twenty-First Century discusses policies and programs for long-term care in seven countries around the Asia-Pacific Rim: the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Each country is covered in two chapters, one to examine the philosophy and values that underlie its approaches to long-term care, the second to discuss its systems of service delivery. These thoughtful analyses, backed up with facts and figures, explain program succe
• Titolo autorizzato: Long-term care in the 21st century
• ISBN: 1-134-73558-8; 1-315-88062-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910807923603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II