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Peer reviewedKane, Robert L.; Kane, Rosalie A. – Gerontologist, 1980
The growth in the demand for long-term care services and accompanying cost implications have spurred interest in alternatives to nursing homes. The rationale for such alternatives is a mixture of prevention, displacement, and deinstitutionalization; none may result. The alternative may prove to be additive rather than substitutive. (Author)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Geriatrics, Gerontology
