The focus of long-term care in the United States: Nursing home care

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages 73-90

  Van Nostrand, Joan F ^a,b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

history of nursing home care; long term care; Medicaid and Medicare nursing homes; nursing homes in the U.S.; policy concerns for nursing home care; potential users of LTC; residents in certified nursing homes

Indexed keywords

AGED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029842187     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0714980800005754     Document Type: Review

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