Long-Term Care in the 21st Century: Perspectives from Around the Asia-Pacific Rim

ISBN-13: 9780789019325 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 258 str.

L. L. Owens; Iris Chi

Opis

This volume contains the proceedings of a workshop organized by the Center of Aging at the U. of Hong Kong, which aimed to canvas recent developments in long-term care for the elderly in Japan, the United States, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. An effort was made to select contr

Spis treści

• Introduction
• Long-Term Care Policy Reform in Japan
• Aged Care Service Delivery in Japan: Preparing for the Long-Term Care Insurance Scheme
• Long-Term Care Policy and Financing as a Public or Private Matter in the United States
• The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE): An Innovative Long-Term Care Model in the United States
• Long-Term Care Funding in Canada: A Policy Mosaic
• National Consistency and Provincial Diversity in Delivery of Long-Term Care in Canada
• Recent Developments in Aged Care Policy in Australia
• Australian Approaches to Resident Classification and Quality Assurance in Residential Care
• Long-Term Care Policy for Elders in Hong Kong
• Changing Needs and Changing Service Delivery for Long-Term Care in Hong Kong
• The Savings Approach to Financing Long-Term Care in Singapore
• Organization and Delivery of Long-Term Care in Singapore: Present Issues and Future Challenges
• Exploring Policy and Financing Options for Long-Term Care in Taiwan
• Organization and Delivery of Long-Term Care in Taiwan
• Lessons Learned, Questions Raised
• Index
• Reference Notes Included

O autorze

Chi, Iris