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The 19 pages that link to Long-term care, each with the reason it gives.

• Welfare stateRelated: Population aging increases demand for care that existing welfare arrangements may not cover.

• Functional impairmentRelated: Greater difficulty with daily tasks can increase the need for continuing support.

• Activities of daily livingRelated: Assistance with daily activities helps determine the type and amount of care required.

• Care workRelated: Long-term care links household support with formal health and social services.

• Falls in older adultsRelated: Serious falls can increase support needs and prompt a move to residential care.

• Social protectionRelated: Care services protect people with sustained support needs and the relatives who provide care.

• CaregivingRelated: It describes the sustained support many caregiving arrangements provide.

• Elder abuseRelated: Care settings require safeguards against abuse by staff, other residents, or visitors.

• NeurorehabilitationRelated: Some people need continuing support after intensive rehabilitation ends.

• Hip fractureRelated: Some people need increased support after a hip fracture because they do not regain prior function.

• Population ageingRelated: Ageing can increase demand for sustained support, though needs vary widely among older people.

• GerontologyRelated: Aging research informs how care needs arise and how services can meet them.

• Health administrationRelated: Its mix of clinical, residential, and social services demands sustained coordination.

• Healthcare industryRelated: Its providers serve needs that acute-care institutions are not designed to meet.