title: The long-term care system in Israel.
abstract: The long-term system in Israel is not a centralized entity but rather a fragmented conglomerate of services for the elderly. Many of its problems are common to the long-term care system in the United States. Three major trends have emerged in recent years: (1) privatization, (2) shift to community-based services, and (3) gradual development of mechanisms for quality assurance.
authors.affiliation: JDC-Brookdale Institute of Gerontology and Human Development, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fleishman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003710:Demography; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012943:Social Security; D012946:Social Welfare; D014481:United States