Improving Dementia Long-Term Care A Policy Blueprint

• Main Author: Shih, Regina A. (auth)
• Other Authors: Concannon, Thomas W. (auth), Liu, Jodi L. (auth), Friedman, Esther M. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2014
• Subjects: Coping with illness & specific conditions; Geriatric medicine; Child & developmental psychology; Public Health; Psychology; Health Sciences
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

In 2010, 15 percent of Americans older than age 70 had dementia. By 2050, the number of new dementia cases among those 65 and older is expected to double. This blueprint outlines policy options to help decisionmakers improve dementia long-term services and supports (LTSS) by promoting earlier detect...