title: Long-term care in Canada.
abstract: Problems associated with long-term care in Canada include the growing number of elderly citizens, inconsistencies in social policy and legislative initiatives among provinces, effective quality assurance, and cost containment. Deinstitutionalization and independent living have shifted the focus to community participation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
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authors.lastname: Crichton
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002170:Canada; D003363:Cost Control; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012946:Social Welfare