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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 362.160685 EAN: 9780309064989 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0309064988 Label: National Academies Press Manufacturer: National Academies Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 348 Publication Date: 2001-04 Publisher: National Academies Press Studio: National Academies Press Editorial Review: Product Description: (Institute of Medicine) Comprehensive examination of long-term care today. Explores the quality of long-term care in nursing homes, health agencies, and other care settings, describing the state of care and identifying problem areas. Also looks at the populations that use long-term health care, identifying their needs, as compared to past populations. DNLM: Long-Term Care--United States. Book Description: Among the issues confronting America is long-term care for frail, older persons and others with chronic conditions and functional limitations that limit their ability to care for themselves. Improving the Quality of Long-Term Care takes a comprehensive look at the quality of care and quality of life in long-term care, including nursing homes, home health agencies, residential care facilities, family members and a variety of others. This book describes the current state of long-term care, identifying problem areas and offering recommendations for federal and state policymakers. Who uses long-term care? How have the characteristics of this population changed over time? What paths do people follow in long term care? The committee provides the latest information on these and other key questions. This book explores strengths and limitations of available data and research literature especially for settings other than nursing homes, on methods to measure, oversee, and improve the quality of long-term care. The committee makes recommendations on setting and enforcing standards of care, strengthening the caregiving workforce, reimbursement issues, and expanding the knowledge base to guide organizational and individual caregivers in improving the quality of care. |
