| Literature DB >> 26027722 |
Michelle H Y Shum1, Vivian W Q Lou2, Kelly Z J He3, Coco C H Chen3, Junfang Wang1.
Abstract
In the past decade, the number of nursing beds in China has increased annually by an average of 10%, reaching 4.3 million in 2013. Although the State Council pushed for further increases to a ratio of 30 nursing home beds per 1000 persons by 2015, service utilization, quality assurance, and regulatory oversight are the inherent challenges in developing an equitable long-term care (LTC) system that can safeguard older persons' rights. We review and analyze both laws and policies in light of demographic and socioeconomic changes and advocate 3 policy directions for LTC development in China: allocating LTC resources with comprehensive eligibility criteria, with particular consideration of family needs; establishing viable quality standards for outcome-driven evaluation; and highlighting standardized monitoring mechanisms in both institutional and home LTC settings.Entities:
Keywords: Nursing home; long-term care; policy; urban China
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Year: 2015 PMID： 26027722 DOI： 10.1016/j.jamda.2015.04.010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Med Dir Assoc ISSN： 1525-8610 Impact factor: 4.669