title: The coming of age in nursing care of the elderly.
abstract: Worldwide trends and developments point the way toward a restructuring of health care delivery systems to meet increased demands from the elderly and disabled. As nursing, by virtue of its unique position, can play a major role in gerontological care, below the authors present three models that optimize nursing care to ensure effective and efficient service.
authors.affiliation: Santa Rosa Community Hospital, California.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alderman
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cruise
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005190:Family; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000639:trends*; D014943:Global Health; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends*; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical