1st Edition
Successful Models of Community Long Term Care Services for the Elderly
192 Pages
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Routledge
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Routledge
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Routledge
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Learn about the exciting possibilities for maintaining elderly residents in their own homes by marshalling available resources to pay for needed support services. Experienced practitioners provide examples of successful community-based long-term care service programs for the elderly, programs that are supported by a mix of public funds and private resources. They explore the role of service... Read more
Contents Preface, Introduction
- Successful Models of Community-Based Long Term Care: Implications for Graduate Training Programs
- Part I: Service Providers’ Role in Developing Successful Models of Community Care: Introduction to Part I
- Comprehensive Senior Centers
- New York City Home Attendant Program
- Home Care Services: Non-Professional Home Attendants
- Day Care and the Continuum of Care
- Nursing Home-Based Community Care
- The Role of Community-Based Coalitions
- Special Populations
- Filling the Housing and Service Gap
- Part II: The Role of Colleges and Universities in Training Personnel to Develop Community-Based Long Term Care Services: Introduction to Part II
- The MPH Program in Long Term Care Administration at the Columbia University School of Public Health
- The Practicum Experience
- The Relationship Between Field Placement Agencies and the University
- Training for Community Programs
- Outpatient Programs From the Training Point of View: Geriatric Dentistry Training at Columbia University
- Outpatient Programs From the Training Point of View: Geriatric Medical Training at Columbia University
- The Continuum of Long Term Care: An Educational Guide for Faculty in the Health Sciences
- Part III: Policies for Development of Successful Models: Past, Present, and Future: Introduction to Part III
- The Municipal Level: The Case of the City of Yonkers
- New York State’s Long Term Care Policy and Program Directions
- The Legislative Process With Specific Reference to the County Level
- Teaching About U.S. Long Term Care Policies
- Part IV: Conclusions
- Concluding Remarks and Suggested Issues for Further Discussion
- Appendices
- Reference Notes Included
Biography
Eloise H. Killeffer, Ruth Bennett
