title: Long-term care: resolution of a dilemma?
abstract: The cost of healthcare in an acute care setting has become prohibitive. With the newly proposed reforms to reduce these costs, the long-term care facilities that provide skilled nursing care in a cost-effective manner must be reassessed as a part of the continuum of healthcare delivery.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Curry-Baggett
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000639:trends; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D012866:Skilled Nursing Facilities / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States