Advantages of Strengthening the Long-Term Care Facilities’Networking with Hospitals and Community Services

Abstract

Although people live longer in developed countries, it may not be the quality metric for healthy living. This rapid aging is concerning due to the unmet psychosocial needs and the diagnosed and potential chronic disease conditions. Furthermore, despite the government, policymakers, and researchers tirelessly trying to design modern long-term care services to meet the dual needs of the aging population, such as psychosocial and medical needs, progress is being limited. Unfortunately, as much as every person wishes to age in their comfort home, community living is not ideal for everyone due to their complex needs and family circumstances. Therefore, at present, around 1.3 million elderly and other dependent populations are living in more than united states certified nursing homes. Where these nursing homes serve as temporary residences for some of them until they recover and for some as permanent residences due to homelessness and poverty [1]. However, most of these nursing homes in the United States are cited as a concern for the quality. Therefore, the author wants to gain insight into strengthening long-term care networking with broader healthcare settings such as hospitals and community-based services contribution to the quality of nursing home care.