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- Title
Preparing for Better Health and Health Care for an Aging Population.
- Authors
Rowe, John W.; Fulmer, Terry; Fried, Linda
- Abstract
The article discusses planning for the medical care of older people in the U.S. in relation to aging. Topics include care for people with chronic and co-morbid conditions, the hiring of elder care workers and geriatrics specialists, and the promotion of social engagement by older people. Efforts to improve end-of-life care and care for people with advanced illness are addressed.
- Subjects
UNITED States; MEDICAL care for older people; AGING; ELDER care; GERIATRICS; SOCIAL conditions of older people; TERMINAL care
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2016, Vol 316, Issue 16, p1643
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.2016.12335