title: Long-term care for the functionally dependent elderly.
authors.affiliation: Division of Health Care Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD 20782.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hing
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bloom
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009309:National Center for Health Statistics, U.S.; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012944:Social Support; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014481:United States