title: A community strategic planning process for elder services.
abstract: Dynamic changes in population, patient demographics, and healthcare financing mechanisms create shifting service priorities. Strategic planning has become a vitally important skill for nurse executives, who must extend their efforts and influence beyond traditional agency boundaries. The authors present an application of the strategic planning process as it was used to develop recommendations for eldercare services in one southwestern, urban community.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, San Diego State University, CA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lantz
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Fullerton
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dowling
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017146:Models, Organizational; D012040:Regional Health Planning / Q000379:methods*; D015206:Southwestern United States; D014505:Urban Population