Long-Term Care Principles, Programs and Policies. Rosalie Kane and Robert Kane (Springer Publishing, 1987)
The following entry is considered a seminal work.
Whereas issues such as termination of medical interventions once dominated discussion of bioethics and aging, the subject of long-term care policy and decision-making is now equally significant. In the book, Long-Term Care Principles, Programs and Policies, by Rosalie Kane and Robert Kane (Springer Publishing, 1987), the authors include a comprehensive and in-depth analyses of the complex phenomena of long-term care.
They call for a critical ethical analysis of a wide range of topics, including the current state of long-term care, especially with reference to quality, access, and cost. They provide examples of effective long-term care in home-and day care settings, other community-based long-term care services, nursing homes, and more systematic efforts to deliver long-term care services.