title: Long-term care: concept and reality.
abstract: Despite increasing demand and numerous problems associated with its delivery, long-term care has been largely ignored in the recent debates over health care reform. The gap between concept and reality is explored in detail, along with possible approaches to the creation of a system that is humane, fair, and equitable.
authors.affiliation: Coler Memorial Hospital, Roosevelt Island, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Leibovici
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jolt
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D007353:Insurance, Long-Term Care; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008484:Medicaid; D006278:Medicare; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014481:United States