Long Term Care in the United States and Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorFranklin, Felina
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-29T14:09:45Z
dc.date.available2019-10-29T14:09:45Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractThe World Health Organization (WHO) (2009b) defines active ageing as “the process of optimizing opportunities for health participation and security in order to enhance quality of life as people age” and accepts people 60 and over as old (p.1). According to WHO (2009a), a proportion of people aged 60 and over in the world is growing faster than ever due to longer life expectancy and declines in fertility rates. Increases are seen as a success of improved health care and technologies, however, new challenges include adaptation and maximizing and utilizing health resources (WHO, 2009b). A shift in health care systems towards geriatric care, including prevention and management of chronic diseases and more formal long-term care systems is needed (WHO, 2005). The purpose of this paper is to compare long-term health care systems of the U.S. and Turkey in reference to similar population changes. Practice, policy, and research implications are discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/5118
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Houston Graduate College of Social Worken_US
dc.subjectPerspectives on Social Worken_US
dc.subjectFelina Franklinen_US
dc.subjectThe World Health Organizationen_US
dc.subjectWHOen_US
dc.subjectPerspectives on Social Work
dc.subjectSocial work
dc.subjectWorld Health Organization
dc.subjectWHO
dc.titleLong Term Care in the United States and Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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