Caring : National Association for Home Care magazine
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The Dominican Republic needed to assess its aging population to develop an understanding of its needs and expand opportunities for integrating the elderly into society. The two articles included here offer a perspective on how this small nation undertook such a task. First, a Kansas State University study found the country's elderly poor, hungry, and uninvolved. Under a new national strategy, which redefines the aged as an asset rather than a liability, the country is working to coordinate efforts of diverse organizations to include the aged in their projects--no small feat in a developing country.
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The role of rehabilitative services in the home has been evolutionary. From consultants to home care in the 1960s, therapists have developed into integral elements of the health care team. What issues does this pose?
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The demand for home care services of all varieties will continue to grow in the next two decades, as will the need for well-informed physicians as members of the home health care team. It is hoped that an enlightened society will continue to develop reimbursement and regulatory structures that will foster a larger role for physicians in home care.
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A new tool has been developed to assist community health nurses in the supervision of care provided by home care aides, the providers of personal care and the extension of skilled services.