{"product_id":"regulating-longterm-care-quality-9781107665354","title":"Regulating LongTerm Care Quality","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow to care for the increasing number of elderly people in the global population is a challenge facing governments in both the developed and the developing world. Using a series of case studies from Europe, North America and Asia, this book surveys different approaches to long-term care provision and regulation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The demand for improvements in the quality of long term care - from ensuring that care is at least adequate, through to raising standards of provision generally - has never been higher. Regulation plays a key role in this process, but regulation of long term care is a challenging and complex process, with a variety of ways in which it can be approached. To make regulation most effective it is important that we learn from others. This invaluable book draws together experiences from a wide variety of countries, in a clear and structured way, allowing the reader to place the regulatory approaches used in context, enhancing the value of the information provided. The wealth of information here will be a valuable resource all those concerned with regulation and raising quality, including regulators, policy makers and academics.' Ann Netten, Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword; Part I. Introduction: 1. A framework for understanding regulation of long-term care quality Vincent Mor; Part II. Long-term Care Quality Systems Based on 'Professionalism': 2. Performance measurement in long-term care in Austria Kai Leichsenring, Frédérique LaMontagne-Godwin, Andrea Schmidt, Ricardo Rodrigues and Georg Ruppe; 3. Monitoring the quality of long-term care in Germany Vjenka Garms-Homolová and Reinhard Busse; 4. Quality monitoring of long-term care in Switzerland Guido Bartelt, Ruedi Gilgen, Daniel Grob and Thomas Münzer; 5. Japan's long-term care regulations focused on structure - rationale and future prospects Naoki Ikegami, Tomoaki Ishibashi and Takashi Amano; Part III. Long-term Care Quality Systems Based on Regulatory Inspection Frameworks: 6. Regulating long-term care quality in Australia Len C. Gray, David J. Cullen and Harold B. Lomas; 7. Regulating the quality and safety of long-term care in England Juliette Malley, Jacquetta Holder, Rachael Dodgson and Samantha Booth; 8. Quality monitoring of long-term care for older people in the Netherlands Jos M. G. A. Schols, Dinnus H. M. Frijters, Rudd G. I. J. M. Kempen and Jan P. H. Hamers; 9. The regulatory structure of Spanish long-term care: the case of Catalonia's service structures and quality assurance systems Sergio Ariño Blasco, Meritxell Solé, Gloria Rubert, José M. Sanjuan and Joan Gil; Part IV. Long-term Care Quality Systems Based on Data Measurement and Public Reporting: 10. Monitoring the quality of long-term care in Finland Harriet Finne-Soveri, Teija Hammar, Anja Noro, Sari Anttila and Päivi Voutilainen; 11. Regulation of long-term care in the United States David Stevenson and Jeffrey Bramson; 12. Long-term care for the elderly in Canada: progress toward an integrated system John P. Hirdes and Vahe Kehyayan; 13. Monitoring the quality of long-term care in New Zealand Brigette Meehan and Nigel Millar; Part V. Long-term Care Quality Systems and Developing Regulatory Systems: 14. Quality monitoring of long-term care in the Republic of Korea Hye-Young Jung, Soong-Nang Jang, Jae Eun Seok and Soonman Kwon; 15. Long-term care in China: reigning in market forces through regulatory oversight Zhanlian Feng, Xinping Guan, Xiaotian Feng, Chang Liu, Heying Jenny Zhan and Vincent Mor; Part VI. Conclusion: 16. Regulating quality of long-term care - what have we learned? Tiziana Leone, Anna Maresso and Vincent Mor; Index.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53186740912471,"sku":"9781107665354","price":36.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/regulating-longterm-care-quality-9781107665354","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}