title: Policy issues surrounding special care units.
abstract: What is specialized care for Alzheimer's patients? Is it really specialized, or could that word simply be a marketing ploy? Home care agencies that care for patients with Alzheimer's disease will face these questions with their patients and undergo the same questions that the nursing home industry faces.
authors.affiliation: Alzheimer's Association, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McConnell
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy*; D002568:Certification / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006040:Goals; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000145:classification / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011788:Quality of Life; D013038:Specialization; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States