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This paper was prepared by the National Association for Home Care, representing the nation's home care providers--including home care agencies, home care aide organizations, and hospices--and the individuals they serve. NAHC is committed to assuring the availability of humane, cost-effective, high-quality home care services to all individuals who require them. Toward this end, NAHC has long advocated the development of a national plan to ensure universal access to basic acute-care and long-term care services. This paper outlines the specific recommendations of NAHC to ensure the appropriate inclusion of home care and hospice services in health care reform proposals. NAHC believes that no health care proposal is complete without ensuring access to high-quality home care and hospice in both the acute and long-term care setting. These vital services provide millions of individuals--the aged, infirm, disabled, and children--the ability to receive care in the settings that allow them the highest level of satisfaction, independence, and dignity--in their homes.
本文由全国居家护理协会撰写，该协会代表着美国的居家护理服务提供商，包括居家护理机构、居家护理助理组织和临终关怀机构，以及这些机构所服务的个人。全国居家护理协会致力于确保向所有有需求的个人提供人道、经济高效且高质量的居家护理服务。为此，全国居家护理协会长期倡导制定一项国家计划，以确保普遍获得基本的急性护理和长期护理服务。本文概述了全国居家护理协会的具体建议，以确保在医疗改革提案中适当纳入居家护理和临终关怀服务。全国居家护理协会认为，如果不能确保在急性护理和长期护理环境中都能获得高质量的居家护理和临终关怀服务，任何医疗改革提案都是不完整的。这些至关重要的服务使数百万老年人、体弱者、残疾人及儿童能够在最能让他们感到满意、独立和有尊严的环境——家中接受护理。
