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Monday, April 27, 2009

Balancing institutional and community-based care. Why some older persons can age successfully at home while others require residential long-term care

This article, published in Longwoods Review, 7(1), 2009, used a survey of home care clients waiting for residential LTC in Toronto to investigate the following issues:

Why can many older persons with relatively high needs age successfully at home, while others with similar needs require residential long-term care (LTC)? How can healthcare investments best be balanced to ensure that older persons have access to the most appropriate, cost-effective care?

http://www.longwoods.com/product.php?productid=20667&cat=588&page=1

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