Toward a National Strategy for Long-Term Care of the Elderly: A Study Plan for Evaluation of New Policy Options for the Future

摘要

Believing that the time has come for the nation to plan more adequately for long-term care of the elderly, plans were initiated for a major study of national options to construct a cohesive framework that will lead to improved, cost-effective long-term care services. In planning the study, consideration was given to the needs of the functionally dependent of all ages, not only the elderly, and the full range of long-term care services they require, not only institutional care in nursing homes. A description of the proposed study is presented.