Worlds apart? : long-term care in Australia and the United States

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    • Newman, Sandra J.

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Worlds apart? : long-term care in Australia and the United States

Sandra J. Newman

Haworth Press, c1988

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"Has also been published as Home health care services quarterly, volume 8, number 3, fall 1987"--T.p. verso

Bibliography: p. 75-80

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内容説明

Here is a timely analysis of Australia's response to the long-term care needs of the elderly relative to that in the United States in the early 1980s. Despite similarities in their rationale for public sector involvement in the support of services for the aged and demographic and governmental similarities, the countries have taken substantially different policy approaches. In this very comprehensive examination, the author reviews the shared concerns and key policy issues regarding long-term care in Australia and the United States, compares the demographics and government structures, studies the overall structure of each country's long-term care system, examines costs and institutionalization rates, and evaluates the major strengths and weaknesses of new initiatives in each country. This thorough examination will assist health professionals in both countries in determining whether different strategies meet with different levels of success and at what cost.

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Contents Introduction Significance A Context for Comparison Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics of the Aged in Australia and the United States Roles and Responsibilities of Government The Structure of Long-Term Care in Australia and the United States Nursing Home Care In-Home Care Community-Based Care Outcomes Introduction Aggregate Expenditures Rates of Institutionalization Shifts Among Institutions Decomposing Institutional Growth Rates Differences in Sociodemographics and Impairment Inappropriate Institutionalization Income Quality of Care Support in the Community Conclusions Appendix A: Supplementary Tables Appendix B: A Brief Review of Long-Term Care Legislation and Policy in the United States and Australia

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