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Older people who would prefer to stay in their homes and states whose funds are being depleted by the rising costs of Medicaid payments to nursing homes find the current system of long-term care unsatisfactory. From Nursing Homes to Home Care arms educators, policymakers, public health professionals, gerontologists, and advocacy groups with the information they need to participate knowledgeably in the debate about aging and long-term care needs. The book shows readers where things are, where they are going, and where they need to be in changing the system of long-term care. From Nursing Homes

In 1990, the U.S. Supreme Court endorsed living wills and other written advance medical directives as the best way for people to indicate their desires regarding end-of-life medical treatment. Congress then enacted the Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA), which requires most medical facilities to provide information about advance medical directives. However, results from a national survey of hospital and nursing home administrators reveal that the law is having little practical effect on patients and residents. Medical institutions need to institutionalize a more positive approach to advance directives, but other right-to-die policies are also needed.