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Kinosian, Bruce; Stallard, Eric; Wieland, Darryl – Gerontologist, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to describe the projected use for long-term-care services through 2012. Design and Methods: We constructed a static-component projection model using age, function, and other covariates. We obtained enrollee projections from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and combined these with nursing home and…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Veterans, Age, Marital Status
Kane, Robert; Kane, Rosalie – 1978
The tendency in the United States to view the nursing home as an all-purpose solution to the health problems of the elderly has created a set of self-made problems: increased dependency, depression and social isolation among the aged. In the United States, unlike in many European nations, institutional care of the elderly is conceived of and…
Descriptors: Age, Financial Support, Health Services, Institutional Research