How do we know how much we need? Problems in determining need for long-term care. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • As one solution to the widely perceived "crisis" in the long-term-care system, state and local agencies have developed methodologies which specify the amount and type of long-term-care services needed in an area. This article focuses on need-based methodologies, and criticizes the use of such formulae as a primary strategy to restructure the long-term-care system. The major weaknesses of this type of methodology are discussed, including faulty assumptions, lack of sufficient data, and the political character of the implementation process.

publication date

  • January 1, 1984

Research

keywords

  • Health Services Needs and Demand
  • Health Services Research
  • Long-Term Care

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0021633614

PubMed ID

  • 6436363

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 9

issue

  • 2