After measuring the Quality of Life and identifying the deficiences in your community, what steps should you take to improve the Quality of Life? This volume re

Among the issues confronting America is long-term care for frail, older persons and others with chronic conditions and functional limitations that limit their a

As more people live longer, the need for quality long-term care for the elderly will increase dramatically. This volume examines the current system of nursing h

For patients and their loved ones, no care decisions are more profound than those made near the end of life. Unfortunately, the experience of dying in the Unite

The authors of this volume provide a window into what influences the quality of life, why people live longer, and why we are relatively better off compared to d