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Levelling the playing field? Exploring the implications of managed competition for voluntary sector providers of long-term care in small town Ontario
- Source :
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Health & Place . Mar2006, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p97-109. 13p. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- Abstract: This paper considers how long-term care restructuring, under the rubric of managed competition, has increased pressure on voluntary sector providers of long-term care to elderly populations in small, rural places. Drawing on in-depth interviews with key-informants from non-profit organizations, we present a case study set in rural Ontario to develop a situated understanding of the impact of restructuring on voluntary sector providers of long-term care. We contend that managed competition (underway in Ontario since 1995) has constrained providers, eroded service choices, and reduced access to long-term care in rural areas leaving rural populations more disadvantaged than ever before when it comes to public service provisioning. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
- Subjects :
- *LONG-term care facilities
*OLDER people
*NONPROFIT organizations
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13538292
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Health & Place
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18952940
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2004.10.012