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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kane, Robert L., 1940-

Katz, Paul R. (Paul Richard)

Mezey, Mathy Doval.

Series:

Advances in long-term care ; v. 4.

Advances in long-term care ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical policy.

Older people--Long-term care.

Older people.

Long-term care of the sick.

People with disabilities--Services for.

People with disabilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 p.)

Edition:

4th ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Springer, c1999.

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-81841-0

9786611818418

0-8261-6836-1

OCLC:

437109658