Long-Term Care for the Disabled Elderly:
Current Policy, Emerging Trends and Implications for the 21st Century

By Robyn Stone

I. Introduction

II. Defining Long-Term Health Care

  1. Relationship Between Acute and Long-term Care
  2. The Role of Residence in Long-Term Care
  3. Care Settings
  4. Who Needs and Uses Long-term Care?
  5. Who are the Care Providers?

III. The Three Legged Stool Of Long-Term Care Policy

  1. Long-Term Care Financing
  2. Medicaid
  3. Medicare
  4. Private Long-Term Care Insurance

IV. Trends In Long-Term Health Care Delivery

  1. Integration of Acute and Long-Term Care Services
  2. Assisted Living
  3. Consumer Directed-Care

V. Workforce Issues

VI. The Future Of Long-Term Care Demand

  1. The Impact of Population Aging
  2. Increased Longevity: Quantity Vs. Quality
  3. Geographic Diversity
  4. The Future of Informal Caregiving
  5. The Economic Status of the Future Elderly

VII. The Future Supply Of Long-Term Care Services

  1. The Future Supply of Alternative Settings
  2. The Future of the Long-Term Care Workforce

VIII. Sinking Or Swimming Into The Future?

  1. Implications for Long-Term Care Financing
  2. Implications for Service Delivery
  3. Impact on Workforce Development and Training

IX. Conclusion

X. References

XI.Author