Expanding Long-Term Care Options
Countries such as Denmark and Sweden have effective home and community based care systems in place were their social care services have independent living options. It is not uncommon for home health aides to visit their elderly several times a day. The problem is much of the senior care focus has been on hospitals and not the community. People often focus on getting care from hospital-based services and nursing homes instead of home-based health care. It was reported that as one-fifth to one-third of all elders placed in nursing homes shouldn't be there in the first place. Adult day-care and home health care is often a much better alternative for these elders. ...
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