A Call for Action: Executive SummaryU.S. Government Printing Office, 1990 - 18 pages |
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... month , on average , the cost for even a short stay in a nursing home exceeds most Americans ' incomes . At a national average cost ex- ceeding $ 60 per visit , extensive home care is not far behind . Families exhaust themselves and ...
... month , on average , the cost for even a short stay in a nursing home exceeds most Americans ' incomes . At a national average cost ex- ceeding $ 60 per visit , extensive home care is not far behind . Families exhaust themselves and ...
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... months , and half these " short stayers " are able to return to their homes . How People Get and Pay for Care In 1988 , the nation spent $ 53 billion on long - term care . Only 18 percent of these expenditures went to home care ...
... months , and half these " short stayers " are able to return to their homes . How People Get and Pay for Care In 1988 , the nation spent $ 53 billion on long - term care . Only 18 percent of these expenditures went to home care ...
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... month in 1982. And even people willing to pay face difficulty in finding the services they need and doubts about the quality of those services if they find them . In 1988 , federal and state governments spent about $ 7 billion on in ...
... month in 1982. And even people willing to pay face difficulty in finding the services they need and doubts about the quality of those services if they find them . In 1988 , federal and state governments spent about $ 7 billion on in ...
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... months of nursing home care , for all Americans , regard- less of income . Individuals would be required to con- tribute to the costs of care , with subsidies for people with low incomes . This protection would sustain re- sources and ...
... months of nursing home care , for all Americans , regard- less of income . Individuals would be required to con- tribute to the costs of care , with subsidies for people with low incomes . This protection would sustain re- sources and ...
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... month for nursing home care and over $ 60 a visit for in - home support . We cannot build a system that ensures adequate service to people who need it merely by shifting around the dollars we spend today . New expenditures are required ...
... month for nursing home care and over $ 60 a visit for in - home support . We cannot build a system that ensures adequate service to people who need it merely by shifting around the dollars we spend today . New expenditures are required ...
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