Long-term care policy and the American family

Article Abstract:

The increasing complexities and growing disturbances of American life highlight the role of family values in public policy, such as long-term care. Major value shifts since the 1950s emphasize individualism and exchange codes rather than collectivism and utility codes. The focus on exchange values in long-term care needs to be offset by an emphasis on the family ethics of human welfare. While current and proposed long-term care reinforces family values of informal caregiving, restructured long-term care policy needs to effect a balance between individualism and the social order.

Social aspects, Influence, Family, Medical policy, Health policy, Long-term care facilities, Long term care facilities

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Defining the challenges of providing long-term care: the case of the nursing home industry's response to the AIDS epidemic

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Nursing homes' concerns and issues regarding Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrom (AIDS) care, how to provide it and the feasibility of giving long-term care to Persons with AIDS (PWA's) are discussed. The questions on federal cost reimbursements, additional facilities, staff training, specialized facilities and elderly residents' reactions are answered. Since the PWA population is increasing along with that of the elderly, such concerns must be resolved for appropriate care to be available for both the HIV infected and the elderly.

Care and treatment, Social policy, Nursing homes, AIDS (Disease)

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Options for balancing the OASDI trust funds for the long term

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Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) is self-financed, with employers and employees contributing equally. The primary insurance amount, the cost-of-living adjustment, the normal retirement age and the payroll tax rates are the four policy parameters to balance the OASDI trust funds. However, only by changing several policy parameters can its the objectives be satisfied.

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