This study included the conduct an extensive literature survey (1) to identify and examine the demographic and structural factors that may be associated with the development of barriers to the delivery of care to elderly patients in long-term care facilities that are integrated into hospital and IDS organizations, and (2) to the extent possible at this time, to identify the differences that may exist between for-profit and not-for-profit hospitals and IDS organizations with such barriers to the delivery of care to elderly patients,
The research performed for this study was limited to a literature survey. Changes in relation to the issue investigated are both new and dynamic; thereby compromising at this time the use of ca
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