What Will Long-Term Care Be Like in 2040?

Philip D. Sloane; Sheryl Zimmerman; Maria F. D’Souza

doi:10.18043/ncm.75.5.326

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What Will Long-Term Care Be Like in 2040?

Philip D. Sloane, Sheryl Zimmerman and Maria F. D’Souza

North Carolina Medical Journal September 2014, 75 (5) 326-330; DOI: https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.75.5.326

Philip D. Sloane

Elizabeth and Oscar Goodwin Distinguished Professor, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; codirector, Program on Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Care, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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For correspondence: psloane@med.unc.edu

Sheryl Zimmerman

Kenan Distinguished Professor, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; codirector, Program on Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Care, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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Maria F. D’Souza

staff physician, Senior CommUnity Care of North Carolina (PACE); MPH candidate, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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Abstract

Many innovative long-term care models can now be found in nursing homes, assisted living, and community home care settings. Key forces that will shape the future include the aging of the baby-boomer generation, personal choice, concerns about quality, new technologies, dementia research, payment issues, financial pressures, and workforce needs.

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