"This book grapples with some of the most significant issues in long-term care today--that is, becoming more explicit about what should be meant by terms like 'quality of care' and 'quality of Life.'" --Rosalie A. Kane, DSW, University of Minnesota"A major resource for all concerned about improving the future for the long-term handicapped." --Robert Morris, DSW This volume will strengthen our understanding of the relationship between providing care to the elderly and improving their quality of life. The contributors examine areas where systems can be improved from design to delivery. Specific topics include: enhancement of the self, efforts of regulatory and accrediting bodies to improve care, methods for evaluating quality, and implementing a holistic approach to care, among others. This book remains essential reading for professionals involved in long term care including assisted living and nursing home administrators, gerontologists, geriatricians, geriatric nurses, and social workers. More Reviews and Recommendations

Linda S. Noelker, PhD, joined the Benjain Rose Institute in 1974 as an applied aging researcher and is currently the Senior Vice President for Planning and and Organizational Resources. In that capacity, she oversees the Research Institute and the Institutional Advancement and the Advocacy and Public Policy Departments. She received her MA and PhD from Case Western Reserve, where she is an Adjunct Professor of Sociology. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of The Gerontologist, the leading journal in applied aging research, practice, and policy. Dr. Noelker holds leadership positions in the American Society of Agin and the Gerontological Society of American and recently received the 2005 American Society on Aging Award for exemplary contributions to the field of aging.Zev Harel, PhD, is Professor and former Chair of the Department of Social Work at Cleveland State University. He was the founding Director of the CSU Gerontological Studies Program. He has conducted research and written extensively on extreme stress and aging, ethnicity and aging, and vulnerable older populations. His latest co-edited books include: An Adaptation and Coping: From the Holocaust to Vietnam; The Black Aged: Understanding Diversity and Service Need; The Vulnerable Aged: People, Services and Policies; The Jewish Aged in the U.S. and Israel; and Matching People and Services in Long-Term Care (the last three with Springer Publishing Company). Dr. Harel has been serving in leadership roles with local, state, and national organizations in aging.

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