title: Beginning the home care odyssey.
abstract: Both prevention and management of chronic diseases have traditionally been what home care is all about. It will be more that way in the future. The lengthy list of home care services is testament to the fact that long-term home care is becoming even more important on the national agenda.
authors.affiliation: National Association for Home Care, USA.
authors.forename: V J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Halamandaris
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011157:Population Dynamics; D014481:United States