Discuss how their illnesses affect their long-term care needs.

Here are this week’s questions:
Many groups of diverse elders have high incidences of chronic disease. Choose one group of diverse elders and discuss how their illnesses affect their long-term care needs.
Why do older veterans rely on health and long-term care services from the US Department of Veterans Affairs?
Older veterans rely on health and long-term care services from the US Department of Veterans affairs because Medicare is limited in its coverages such as long term care and mental health counseling. (McSweeney-Feld, Chapter 9).
What role do culturally competent providers play in reducing health disparities among diverse elders?
Culturally competent providers plays an in important role in reducing health disparities among diverse elders
What is filial piety and how does it affect provision of long-term care services? As the composition of the family household changes, how will this cultural norm affect family caregivers?
The number of people with dementia is expected to grow rapidly throughout the world. Which of the countries discussed in this chapter seem to be best prepared to meet the long-term care needs of people with dementia? Why? (If you wish, you can research other countries to see how they approach dementia and long term care.)

references
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