Handbook of long-term care administration and policy. (2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Cynthia Massie Mara, Laura Katz Olson.
• Other Names: Mara, Cynthia Massie; Olson, Laura Katz, 1945-
• Contents: History, concepts and overview / Cynthia Massie Mara -- Public perceptions of long-term care / Laura Katz Olson -- Looking for care in all the wrong places / Deborah Stone -- Medicalization of long-term care: weighing the risks / Colleen M. Grogan -- Older long-term care recipients / Megan E. McCutcheon and William J. McAuley -- Younger individuals with disabilities: compatibility of long-term care and independent living / Arthur W. Blaser -- Informal caregivers and caregiving: living at home with personal care / Sharon M. Keigher -- Trends and challenges in building a twenty-first century long-term care workforce / Edward Alan Miller and Vincent Mor -- The role and responsibilities of the medical director and attending physician in long-term care facilities / Daniel Swagerty -- Long-term care services, care coordination, and the continuum of care / Megan E. McCutcheon and William J. McAuley -- Legal issues related to long-term care: elder law, estate planning, and asset protection / Jan L. Brown -- Long-term care housing trends: past and present / Shannon M. Chance -- Long-term care governance and administration: a historical perspective / Stephen E. Proctor -- Improving the quality of long-term care with better information / Vincent Mor -- Long-term care housing types and design / Shannon M. Chance -- Long-term care politics and policy / William Weissert -- Geriatric mental health policy: impact on service delivery and directions for effecting change / Bradley E. Karlin and Michael Duffy -- Private financing for long-term care / Galen H. Smith and William P. Brandon -- Public financing of long-term care / Stephen A. Stemkowski and William P. Brandon -- Focal points of change / Cynthia Massie Mara.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, Fla : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (1 volume)
• Subjects: 362.16; Older people -- Long-term care; Older people -- Government policy; Older people -- Services for; Home Care Services -- organization & administration; Health Services for the Aged; Long-Term Care; MEDICAL -- Long-Term Care; MEDICAL -- Nursing Home Care; Older people -- Government policy; Older people -- Long-term care; Older people -- Services for; United States; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420013245; 1420013246; 0849353270; 9780849353277
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.