Long-Term Care and Ethnicity

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Despite the rapid aging of the population and the tremendous growth in ethnic and racial diversity among the elderly in our society, empirical studies on long-term care needs and service use of minority elders have been lacking. Based on two national datasets, this is the first comprehensive analysis of long-term care needs, patterns, and determinants of in-home, community-based, and nursing home service utilization and informal support among African American and Hispanic elders, as compared to those of their non-Hispanic White counterparts. The authors also compare caregiver burden within the three groups and present recommendations for ethnic-sensitive long-term care policy and practice for minority elders.

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"[N]ot only important for those studying the availability and use of long-term care in the U.S., in general, and by minority group elderly, in particular, but will have prodigious importance for research, practice, and public policy."-Jordan I. Kosberg, Professor School of Social Work, Florida International University
"[S]hould be used by anyone who is interested in ethnogeriatrics, and it should be a reference in every course on aging and long term care."-Terry Fulmer, RN, PhD, FAAN Professor of Nursing, New York University
"[The authors'] findings about the internal heterogeneity of groups of Hispanic elderly are extraordinarily important, and the final recommendations concerning both policy and practice should be required reading for all professionals in the field."-Rose Dobrof, DSW Brookdale Professor of Gerontology Hunter College
"[T]his project provides an important contribution to the knowledge base of gerontology, health care, and ethnicity. The literature review alone makes this book worthwhile reading; the data analysis and policy and practice implication add immeasurably to the book's value."-Fernando Torres-Gil Associate Dean and Director, Center for Policy Research on Aging UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research
"An unusual strength of the book is the analysis of differences and similarities, both within and between the various ethnic groups....[A] rich resource for courses in gerontology, social work, health care, and social services delivery. Policy-makers and practitioners who serve the ethnic minority elderly will find the volume useful."-Rose Campbell Gibson, Professor Emerita University of Michigan
"At long last we have a comprehensive book that expresses the racial and ethnic aspects of long term care."-Robert N. Butler, M.D. CEO, International Longevity Center, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
[T]his text contributes in no small way to the ever-present need for in-depth studies on aging in different cultural contexts, focusing on the timely topic of long-term care needs and service utilization. Initially, it would appear that the target audience is gerontologists and researchers of ethnicity and aging, but a unique strength of the book is the inclusion of policy and service delivery implications and recommendations that make this useful and important reading for the practitioner as well.-Contemporary Gerontology
This reviewer found [the contributor's] scholarship and in-depth analysis of available data impressive....this book contributes to a greater understanding of Hispanic and black aging and the issue of institutional and informal care. The authors' effective use of comparative data illustrates the major differences within groups and between these groups and the majority population.-Choice
"This text contributes in no small way to the ever-present need for in-depth studies on aging in different cultural contexts, focusing on the timely topic of long-term care needs and service utilization. Initially, it would appear that the target audience is gerontologists and researchers of ethnicity and aging, but a unique strength of the book is the inclusion of policy and service delivery implications and recommendations that make this useful and important reading for the practitioner as well."-Contemporary Gerontology
"This reviewer found the contributor's scholarship and in-depth analysis of available data impressive....this book contributes to a greater understanding of Hispanic and black aging and the issue of institutional and informal care. The authors' effective use of comparative data illustrates the major differences within groups and between these groups and the majority population."-Choice
"This reviewer found [the contributor's] scholarship and in-depth analysis of available data impressive....this book contributes to a greater understanding of Hispanic and black aging and the issue of institutional and informal care. The authors' effective use of comparative data illustrates the major differences within groups and between these groups and the majority population."-Choice
"[T]his text contributes in no small way to the ever-present need for in-depth studies on aging in different cultural contexts, focusing on the timely topic of long-term care needs and service utilization. Initially, it would appear that the target audience is gerontologists and researchers of ethnicity and aging, but a unique strength of the book is the inclusion of policy and service delivery implications and recommendations that make this useful and important reading for the practitioner as well."-Contemporary Gerontology

Author Bio

ADA C. MUI is an Associate Professor at the Columbia University School of Social Work. Her professional interests are social gerontology, cross-cultural research methodology, quality of life, mental health, and support systems among frail elders, older persons living alone, and ethnic elderly populations. NAMKEE G. CHOI is an Associate Professor at the School of Social Work, SUNY at Buffalo, where she teaches social policy, aging policy, and research methods. Her research has been in the areas of racial and gender differences in the elderly's economic status, retirement patterns, living arrangements, and social service utilization. ABRAHAM MONK is Professor of Social Work and Gerontology at the Columbia University School of Social Work. He has served as consultant or advisor to numerous public and voluntary agencies. He is the author or editor of 10 books, including The Columbia Retirement Handbook (1994).