Health Care For An Aging Society: Cost-conscious Community Care And Self-care Approaches (death Education, Aging And Health Care)

First published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. First published in 1989. In an aging society, however, the challenge broadens to include health care and social support at home and in the community. The major premise of this book is that cost-conscious community care and self-care will become increasingly important as the era of cost containment intensifies. An examination of American health care over the past few decades reveals skyrocketing cost escalation due to the growth in the number of hospitals and nursing homes and the intensive medical services and extensive custodial services associated with these institutions.