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New Models in Geriatrics and Long‐Term Care *
Author(s) -
REICHEL WILLIAM
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1973.tb01687.x
Subject(s) - geriatrics , medicine , long term care , term (time) , nursing homes , nursing , geriatric care , gerontological nursing , family medicine , gerontology , psychiatry , physics , quantum mechanics
Two important problems in broadening the educational opportunities in geratrics are: 1) the lack of university attention to the field of geriatrics and long‐term care, and 2) the negative attitude of physicians toward the comprehensive care of the elderly. New models in geriatrics and long‐term care include the proposal for a medical director of long‐term care facilities, nurse practitioners in geriatrics, geriatric evaluation specialists, and organized staffs of attending physicians at nursing homes. Educational programs at the community level should have high priority in the plan finally adopted.