Who cares for older adults? Workforce implications of an aging society

Health Affairs

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 78-89

  Kovner, Christine Tassone ^a   Mezey, Mathy ^a   Harrington, Charlene ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; EDUCATION; ELDERLY CARE; GERIATRIC NURSING; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION DYNAMICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; GERIATRIC NURSING; GERIATRICS; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION DYNAMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036718127     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.21.5.78     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Geriatrics is used throughout this paper to denote both geriatrics and gerontology.
2. H.J. Cohen et al., "A Controlled Trial of Inpatient and Outpatient Geriatric Evaluation and Management," New England Journal of Medicine 346, no. 12 (2002): 906-912.
3. L.K. Evans et al., "A Clinical Trial to Reduce Restraints in Nursing Homes," Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 45, no. 6 (1997): 675-681;
4. M.D. Naylor et al., "Comprehensive Discharge Planning and Home Follow-Up of Hospitalized Elders: A Randomized Clinical Trial," Journal of the American Medical Association 281, no. 7 (1999): 613-620;
5. and P. Shaughnessy et al., "Quality of Care in Teaching Nursing Homes: Findings and Implications," Health Care Financing Review 16, no. 4 (1995): 55-83.
6. D.H. Solomon and J.R. Burton, Increasing Geriatrics Expertise in Surgical and Medical Specialties (New York American Geriatrics Society, 2001).
7. Reinhard and Stone, Promoting Quality in Nursing Homes; and Butler et al., A National Crisis.
8. Reinhard and Stone, Promoting Quality in Nursing Homes; and Butler et al., A National Crisis.
9. S. Reinhard et al., Initiatives to Promote the Nursing Workforce in Geriatrics (Washington: Institute for the Future of Aging Services, 2002).
10. Ibid.; and Butler et al., A National Crisis.
11. Ibid.; and Butler et al., A National Crisis.
12. "NIA Seeks $57 Million Increase; AoA Title IV Loses $10 Million," Aging Research and Training News 25, no. 2 (2002): 11.