1)Long-term care services must be individualized, integrated, and coordinated

1)Long-term care services must be individualized, integrated, and coordinated. Elaborate on this statement, pointing out why these elements are essential in the delivery of LTC.

2. Age is not the primary determinant for long-term care. Comment on this statement, explaining why this is or is not true.
3. What is meant by “quality of life?” Briefly discuss the five main features of this multifaceted concept.
4. What are some of the challenges in the delivery of mental health services for the elderly?
5. Discuss the preventive and therapeutic aspects of long-term care.
6. How do formal and informal long-term care differ? What is the importance of informal care in LTC delivery?
7. What are the main goals of community-based and institution-based long-term care services?
8. What is respite care? Why is it needed?
9. Distinguish between supportive housing and institutional long-term care.

10. Why do some children and adolescents need long-term care?
11. Why has long-term care become an important service for people with HIV/AIDS?
12. Briefly discuss the three main models of case management in the delivery of long-term care.
13. What is meant by the continuum of institutional long-term care? Discuss the clinical services delivered by residential/personal care facilities, assisted living facilities, and skilled nursing facilities?
14. What is the difference between licensure and certification? What are the two types of certifications? What purpose does each serve from (1) a clinical standpoint and (2) a financial standpoint?
15. Describe a continuing care retirement community. Include in your response the financing and contractual arrangements.
16. Why has private long-term care insurance not gained popularity with consumers?