Definition of a skilled nursing home 164Р Components of nursing home care 168Р Medicare's Nursing pare 173Р Financing nursing home care 174Р The USA and the UK 179Р9 Home care and hospice care 183Р Introduction 183Р Basic services 184Р Financial advantages of home care 186Р Availability of home care 186Р Definition of bonded, licensed, and certified health personnel 186Р How to find home care agency services 187Р Medicare's Home pare 190Р Home care personnel 191Р Cost of home care services 192Р How to finance home health care services 192Р Hospice care 198Р Financing hospice care services 200Р Finding hospice care 202Р Conclusion 202Р10 Health care planning 205Р Introduction 205Р Definition of health planning 207Р The historical development of planning 209Р Health Planning Act of 1974 212