SPECIAL CARE UNITS FOR ALZHEIMER'S PATIENTS: THEIR ROLE IN THE NURSING HOME MARKET

The Special Care Unit (SCU) is a new, rapidly proliferating mode of caring for people with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Approximately 10% of nursing homes within the U.S. have SCUs with the number expected to grow substantially in coming years. SCUs are largely unregulated and not uncontroversial....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of health and human services administration 1998-01, Vol.20 (3), p.300-310
Hauptverfasser:	PHILLIPS, V.L., POTTER, SHARYN J., SIMON, SCOTT L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Alzheimer Disease - economics Alzheimer Disease - nursing Alzheimers disease Cost efficiency Costs and Cost Analysis Dementia Economic Competition Geriatric Nursing Gerontologists Health administration Health care costs Health Care Sector Humans Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations Medicaid Nursing home industry Nursing homes Nursing Homes - economics Nursing Homes - organization & administration Nursing Homes - standards Older adults Patient care SYMPOSIUM: Aging Policy For A Diverse Population United States
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Zusammenfassung:	The Special Care Unit (SCU) is a new, rapidly proliferating mode of caring for people with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Approximately 10% of nursing homes within the U.S. have SCUs with the number expected to grow substantially in coming years. SCUs are largely unregulated and not uncontroversial. This article discusses their emergence over time, their origins, growth, and the call for standardization. Subsequent sections review the range of potential benefits and costs associated with SCUs, optimally defined as well as research evidence available on this mode of care. Recent cost-setting and reform pressures in the nursing home industry are discussed in the final sections along with the likely future of AD SCUs in this environment.
ISSN:	1079-3739