Long-Term Care and Ethnicity

by Abraham Monk, Ada C. Mui, Namkee G. Choi

Despite the rapid aging of the population and the tremendous growth in ethnic and racial diversity among the elderly in our society, empirical studies on long-term care needs and service use of minority elders have been lacking. Based on two national datasets, this is the first comprehensive analysis of long-term care needs, patterns, and determinants of in-home, community-based, and nursing home service utilization and informal support among African...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865692327
• ISBN13: 9780865692329
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"