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Long-Term Care (LTC): Financing Overview and Issues for Congress [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This report provides an overview of long-term care (LTC) and an explanation of the nation’s complex financing system of public and private payers. It also describes some of the major challenges facing Congress as it contemplates LTC reform and whether ...
Stone, Julie
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Topography constrains the climatic response of treeline migration in Taiwan's subalpine forests

open access: yesEcography, Volume 2026, Issue 9, September 2026.
Treelines are moving upslope, but the rates and drivers differ among different regions, globally. Many studies have examined the relationship between treeline movement and climate change, particularly rising temperature, while the role of topographical factors has received much less attention, despite the longstanding recognition of its importance.
Kuan‐Yu Chen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unmet long-term care needs and their association with health-related quality of life among Chinese oldest-old population

open access: yesHealth and Quality of Life Outcomes
Background Entering the age of 80 or 100, individuals’ functional decline and the need for assistance in daily activities increase dramatically, resulting in an inevitable increase in unmet long-term care (LTC) needs.
Jiajun Qiao   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

PA/LTC Perspective [PDF]

open access: yesCaring for the Ages, 2015
Alex Bardakh, Charles Crecelius
openaire   +1 more source

Comparing Administrative Data and Resident Assessment Instrument Data for Mental Health Surveillance in Home Care and Long‐Term Care Populations

open access: yesInternational Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, Volume 35, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives To compare mental illness prevalence, and agreement between mental illness measures, in home care (HC) and long‐term care (LTC) using administrative definitions and Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI)‐diagnoses. Methods Applying a common protocol to linked administrative‐RAI datasets in Alberta, Manitoba, and Ontario, Canada, we ...
Ruth Ann Marrie   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Femur projections of LTC and MTC points.

open access: yes
In this figure, we illustrate the estimated LTC and MTC points and their projections on the femur mesh. These points are taken at 25% and 75% of the tibia width [40].
Konstantinos Risvas (14768902)   +2 more
core   +1 more source

At‐Home Versus in‐Clinic Vital Capacity Measurement: Insights From the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial

open access: yesMuscle &Nerve, Volume 74, Issue 3, Page 702-708, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction/Aims Respiratory weakness, typically monitored as vital capacity (VC), is a central feature of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). VC is increasingly measured remotely in participants' homes, although in‐clinic assessment remains the standard.
Eric A. Macklin   +269 more
wiley   +1 more source

Linguistic factors and COVID-19 outcomes among long-term care residents in Ontario, Canada

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics
Background The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected frail individuals, especially those living in long-term care (LTC) homes. This study examined the role of linguistic factors on COVID-19 related outcomes in LTC homes.
Michael Reaume   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

[[alternative]]The model of junior-high-school LTC planning

open access: yes, 2010
[[abstract]]The motive for the research is the urgent need of planning the facilities and equipment used in the teaching activities to be employed in the course and in Living Technology Classroom (LTC) in order to achieve the goal of technology education.
Wei-Chih Chen   +3 more
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Decision‐Making in Public Health Crises: A Qualitative Systematic Review and Meta‐Ethnography

open access: yesPublic Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 3, September 2026.
This graphical abstract highlights seven decision‐making models and eight prioritised factors shaping public health crisis decisions. Knowledge and urgency emerged as central drivers, underscoring the need for adaptive, evidence‐informed, ethical and context‐sensitive decision systems.
Ehmaidy Al qaf'an   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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