Subtopics: Aging, Frail elderly, Chronically ill, Younger disabled, Children with special health care needs, Mental Illness
Learning Objectives:
Undergraduates should be able to
- Describe the various population subgroup who use long-term care
- Explain the role of caregivers in providing long-term care
- Examine the physiological, psychological, social, and financial issues of concern to users of long-term care
- Define quality of care and quality of life
Graduate students should also be able to
- Analyze the characteristics of the various population subgroup who use long-term care
- Project how demographic trends in the US will affect the users and providers of long-term care
- Explain the role of caregivers in providing long-term care
- Juxtapose the physiological, psychological, social, and financial issues of concern to users of long-term care
- Differentiate quality of care and quality of life