When the private sphere goes public: Exploring the issues facing family caregiver organizations in the development of long-term care policies

Social Work in Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 49-68

  Rozario, Philip A ^a   Palley, Elizabeth ^a  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family caregiving; Long term care policies

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION; FAMILY STRUCTURE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOCIAL POLICY;

HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAID; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; CAREGIVER; GOVERNMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; LONG TERM CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CAREGIVERS; CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); LONG-TERM CARE; POLICY MAKING; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 63049118498     PISSN: 19371918     EISSN: 1937190X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19371910802162207     Document Type: Review

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