Review Questions- please answer all questions in complete sentences.
CHAPTER 9: The Continuum of Long-Term Care
1. Describe the continuum of care framework.
2. What is long-term care?
3. Who needs long-term care?
4. Describe and differentiate the roles of hospitals and nursing homes in providing long-term care.
5. Explain the contributions and drawbacks of adult day services.
6. Contrast home health agencies certified by Medicare and private home health agencies.
7. Delineate the components of hospice care and the patients served by hospice.
8. Define the four basic integrating mechanisms and explain why they are essential to achieving a seamless continuum of care.
9. Critique the current state of long-term care policy in the United States.
CHAPTER 10: Mental and Behavioral Health Services
1. What have been the fundamental changes in our understanding of mental health services over the past 50 years?
2. Describe the structure of the U.S. mental and behavioral health system.
3. Describe the patterns of mental health service use in the United States.
4. How do we pay for mental health services?
5. Describe the concepts of moral hazard and adverse selection.
6. What does parity refer to in mental health, and how has it influenced legislation in the United States?
7. What are the major challenges facing mental health services for the future?
