title: Cultural models of long-term care.
abstract: Long-term care remains a formidable challenge in the spectrum of geriatric services, influenced by cultural attitudes, funding priorities, societal needs, and personal preferences. Many positive components exist in American models of long-term care, including medical directorships, mid-level practitioners, and regulatory control, however home and community-based services are relatively under-developed compared to the experiences in other countries.
authors.affiliation: Section of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Meharry Geriatric Education Center, VA Tennessee Valley GRECC for Prevention and Therapeutics, Nashville, USA.
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Habermann
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Powers
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003469:Culture; D005060:Europe; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States