title: Legal and policy issues in long-term care.
abstract: Law and legislation are changing to reflect the growing needs of the long-term care constituency, Governmental protections include mandates for increased access for physically challenged people, changes in estate and trust laws, modification of Social Security benefits and categories of disability, increased research funding, and even changes in criteria to determine the point of death.
authors.forename: V F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Maher
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017236:Suicide, Assisted / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States