Home Care in International Perspective At the Interface of Health Care and Social Policy

Publicly funded home care is currently undergoing substantial reforms as part of the overhaul of health care systems in the industrial economies. The funding, service delivery, and resource allocation decisions made in this sector will shape the long-term balance between health care and social policy for decades to come. Home Care in International Perspective brings together the perspectives of leading experts on home care from Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, and Japan. The authors examine the state of our knowledge on the models of home care that have emerged in different advanced democracies and assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the different approaches. The experiences of other countries are specifically applied to the home care sector in Canada. The book is essential reading for those concerned about the future of health care in Canada.Parent, Karen is the author of 'Home Care in International Perspective At the Interface of Health Care and Social Policy' with ISBN 9780889119512 and ISBN 0889119511.