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21st Century Perspectives on Ageing, 2007.
An analysis of all aspects of the ageing process in the 21st century and suggestions of how to age well.
28,199 words (approx. 112.8 pages), 100 sources, APA, $ 249.95
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This paper provides an overview of the definitions, conditions and various physical, as well as psychological, social and cultural aspects of ageing in the 21st Century. The paper focuses not only on the psychological aspects of ageing but is more holistic in its approach and views the interrelationship between physical and biological ageing and social and demographic aspects in the contemporary world. The paper concludes by providing an outline and suggestions related to the various components of ageing well.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Brief Literature Overview
Methodology
Section One. Components Of Aging
What Is Ageing: Definitions Of Senescence, Views And Demographics
Defining Ageing: The Relationship Between Individual And Social Ageing
Demographics
How And Why We Age
Causative Facets And Theories In Senescence Or Ageing
Evolutionary Theories And Longevity
Cellular Senescence
Ageing And Chemical Damage
Contemporary Theoretical Stances
The Biological Aspects Of Ageing
The Effects Of Biological Ageing On The Body
Memory And Cognitive Decline
Major Health Concerns Of The Aged.
Dementia And Alzheimer's Disease
Arthritis
Cancer
COPD And Asthma
Coronary Heart Disease
Diabetes And Osteoporosis
HTN And Stroke
Thyroid Problems
Glaucoma
Gender Specific Health Issues
Women's Health Problems
Menopause
Uterine Problems
Male Health Issues
Mental Problems
Section Two. The Social Components Of Ageing
Social Aspects
The Social Needs Of The Elderly
The Importance Of Family
Care Of The Elderly
Living Arrangements
Informal Caregiving
Section Three: Components Of Aging Well
Introduction
Physical Components Of Ageing Well
Nutrition
Avoiding Alcohol And Smoking
Exercises For The Elderly
Intellectual Activities And Attitude
Volunteerism And Personal Development
Anti-Ageing Medicine And Lifestyle
Social Aspects Of Ageing Well
The Importance Of Family And Home Care
Religion And Faith As Factors In Ageing Well
Religion And Social Support
Conclusion
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"Furthermore, the family is the social institution that "continues to provide most care and supportive services to their older members." (Informal Caregiving) Family structures in society are estimated to account for about 80 percent of all elderly care in industrialized societies. (Informal Caregiving) This form of care can include short term care after illness or surgery as well as long term assistance when an elderly person is disabled or ill for long periods of time. The type of essential care that family members provide includes "...direct services (grocery shopping, transportation to doctors), the purchase of services (housecleaning, nursing services) and the management of services (coordinating and overseeing medical/rehabilitative care) as well as emotional and social support." (Informal Caregiving)"
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Ethical Issues in Ageing, 2004.
An analysis of three aspects of aging - feeding tubes, euthanasia and the over-powerful nursing home management.
1,380 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 47.95
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This paper looks at three aspects of aging: the use of feeding tubes; euthanasia/physician assisted suicide; and the dangers to the elderly by powerful nursing home executives. It describes the characteristics of patients and nursing homes relative to feeding tube use. It then describes experiences with euthanasia and physician assisted suicide in the Netherlands; and then describes what can happen to the elderly who have no one to stand up for them against unfair nursing home practices.
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"This paper by Curtin discusses a case study of unethical treatment of an elderly woman living in a retirement community. The woman and her husband both were married for years were very close and financially well-off. They were living in the facility when the..."
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The Home Depot, 2007.
This document discusses the operational and financial status of The Home Depot (Home Depot) and its primary competitor Lowe's in the home improvement industry.
2,645 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 79.95
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This paper uses financial criteria, such as return on equity (ROE), return on assets (ROA), debt ratios, stock performance and price, which the author believes are the only true reliable metrics, to examine and compare The Home Depot (Home Depot) with its primary competitor Lowe's. The author concludes that, while Home Depot is the industry leader, Lowe's is a strong performer. The paper stresses that both competitors are highly susceptible to market downturns in the housing industry. The author includes a discussion of Home Depot's training program. The paper includes several tables, charts and graphs.
Table of Contents:
Industry Overview
Competitor Analysis-Lowe's Company Overview
Financial Operations
Home Depot Company Overview
Financial Operations
Business Participant Interview
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"Home Depot's earnings over the past three fiscal years have been just as impressive: $5.8b, $5.0b, and $4.3b respectively. Home Depot has not only managed to greatly increase the number and variety of its locations but did so while maintaining profitability and without sacrificing its operational integrity. Home Depot is a strong performer both operationally and financially. Its earnings, income, and ratios all signal that the company is a strong investment and should be added to any portfolio."
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Pulte Homes, 2006.
This paper is a business profile of Pulte Homes, a home construction corporation.
1,325 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper explains that Pulte Homes is an exceptionally strong Fortune 500 company with a proven track record that stretches back more than fifty years. The author points out that this profile includes background information on the company, its corporate mission, some data on how the company is organized, the way that Pulte Homes has positioned itself in the industry and some of the primary operating strategies of the company. The paper concludes that, even if the demand for housing would dip in the coming years, Pulte Homes' solid strategies and conservative business policies should allow the company to weather such a situation admirably.
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"Much of the external success of Pulte Homes can be attributed to its internal organization. Pulte Homes currently employs about 13,000 employees in twenty-six U.S. states. Internally, the company is organized in an entrepreneurial fashion at the division level, with greater autonomy being afforded the lower levels of the organization. In addition, Pulte Homes has internal leadership programs that are designed to help encourage internal advancement. The whole of the corporate culture is one constructed around the value of teamwork."
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Home Schooling, 2002.
An analysis of the article written by David Gergen called "No Place Like Home", which favors home schooling above a state school system.
1,505 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper examines David Gergen's article which is very much in favor of home schooling. The paper discusses whether home schooling is good for the child's social development and whether a child who does not go to a regular school system is missing out.
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"The rise of homeschooling is one of the most significant social trends of the past half-century. This reemergence of what is in fact an old practice has occurred for a distinctly modern reason a desire to wrest control from the education bureaucrats and reestablish the family as central to a child's learning. David Gergen writes about the phenomenon of home schooling in his essay titles No Place Like Home."
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Home Depot and Marketing, 2009.
This paper discusses Home Depot's slogan "you can do it, we can help" and maintains that it is effective because it is a slogan that accurately describes the mission and values of Home Depot.
2,042 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 64.95
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In this article, the writer researches the marketing plan of Home Depot and looks at their slogan of "You can do it, we can help." This paper examines precisely what Home Depot offers to their customers, the target market of Home Depot and looks at how the company has become a household name in home improvement. The writer maintains that the community initiatives of Home Depot serve to integrate the business organization into the community at the very grass roots, as Home Depot both caters to homeowners with the offering of both products and services and really does assist the customer to do that which they might not have believed they could accomplish on their own. The writer concludes that Home Depot is not just helping individuals and families achieve their goals but is importantly assisting communities as a whole to achieve important and commendable goals in the community, throughout many communities, across the United States and internationally proving that their slogan of: "You can do it, We can help" is more than a slogan but instead is the guiding principle of Home Depot.
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Objective
Statement of Thesis
Introduction
Community Involvement Critical in Marketing Strategies
Corporate Governance Plays a Leading Role
Housing Impact Grants and the Home Depot
Partners and Programs of the Home Depot Team
The Home Depot Clinics and Workshops
Summary
Conclusion
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" The Home Depot invests in its customers and provides workshops and clinics which serve to provide instruction to consumers on how to successfully complete their own home projects. One example is a workshop on how to install crown molding. The Home Depot also offers kids workshops for children ages five to twelve which teach children not only skills but as well teaches them safety. These activities instill children and adults with confidence and allows them to possess a sense of having accomplished something really important. The Home Depot also offers online workshops which are archived for the convenience of consumers who desire to learn how to do home projects on their own."
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The Business of Home Improvement, 2004.
A comparative analysis of the home improvement and construction companies, Home Depot and Lowe?s.
1,596 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper examines how Home Depot is the leading retail marketer of home improvement products, furnishings, and equipment related to the home improvement industry. It looks at how it has become a ubiquitous brand name, virtually synonymous with the home improvement industry. It also explores Lowe?s, its dominant competitor, and shows how, although quite similar in their target audiences and in the products they purvey, Home Depot and Lowe?s are characterized by different marketing structures and have developed rather different goals, boundaries, and activity systems in terms of sales per store and desired customer base.
Outline
Introduction: Home Depot vs. Lowe?s History
Background on Lowe? s
Background on Home Depot
Comparison Between the Two Home Retailers Image
Goals-Boundaries-Activity Systems (GBAS Model)
Conclusion and Recommendations
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"The company serves more than ?seven million do-it-yourself and commercial business customers each week through 875 stores in 45 states.? Lowe's advertises its relative smallness and intimacy as a purveyor, and also its community service, such as its contributions to ?civic groups with public safety projects? through which it shares ?important home safety and fire prevention information with neighborhoods across the country.? Also, it states in its company mission ?Lowe's is committed to understanding and reflecting our communities' diverse cultures in our staffing, business partnerships and the products we sell. We are committed to making diversity and inclusion a natural part of the way we do business.? (?About Lowe?s, 2004)"
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The Minimum Drinking Age, 2005.
An argument for the minimum drinking age to be lowered to eighteen years of age.
2,237 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 69.95
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This paper looks at the minimum drinking age in the United States and the reasons that this age has been deemed appropriate by authorities. It then presents several reasons why the present minimum drinking age should be lowered and looks at statistical evidence that supports this contention. It concludes by making the point that at eighteen years of age,a citizen can die for his/her country, get married and divorced, apply for credit, and move out of his/her parents' home ; therefore, he/she should also be allowed to drink.
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"In America, when a person reaches the age of 18 he can die for his country, obtain credit, get married, get divorced and be charged in criminal court. By all appearances the age of 18 sets the stage for adulthood and all that it entails. In a curious contradiction to that, however, America insists on maintaining a drinking age of 21 years old. While 18 year olds can do all of the above except drink, individual states, under the threat of reduced federal interstate funding, keep the legal age of drinking at 21 years of age. The minimum legal drinking age should be lowered to 18 because it (age) is not a contributing factor in the number of accidents/deaths that involve young people between 18 and 21 in the United States."
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Home Depot, 2007.
This paper discusses Home Depot, the giant do-it-yourself home improvement chain, which is the largest in the U.S.A. with more than 355,000 employees and 2,114 stores.
1,195 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 40.95
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This paper explains that Home Depot is a customer driven company known for its excellent customer service, helpful employees, professional clinics and in-store clinics, which build lasting relationships with customers by helping them solve their problems. The author points out that Home Depot's prices run 20 to 30 percent below those of local hardware stores; however, there are certain categories in which it charges premium prices such as home construction supplies. The paper reports that Home Depot has entered successfully the Canadian and Mexican markets, has acquired an already established Chinese home improvement retailer, The Home Way, and is evaluating major European markets and other countries.
Table of Contents:
Competitors
Target Market
Products
Pricing Strategy
International Presence
Marketing Strategy
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"Lowe Companies Inc. is the direct as well as major competitor of Home Depot. Lowe started as a regional hardware store and today has become the number two home improvement chain. Lowe over the years has given stiff competition to Home Depot resulting in the resignation of its CEO Robert Nardelli this year due to the stock's poor performance as compared to Lowe's. Though Home Depot is the No. 1 home-improvement retailer, No. 2 Lowe's has been growing faster."
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Home Depot, Inc., 2004.
This paper analyzes Home Depot, Inc., the world leader in the home improvement retail industry.
2,870 words (approx. 11.5 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 85.95
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This paper explains that Home Depot has more than double the market share over its closest competitor, Lowe's, and more than eleven times the market share of the second largest competitor, Menard, Inc. The author points out that Home Depot's most important strengths are its size, variety, and range of products, but technology and customer service are its greatest internal weaknesses. The paper relates that the most significant opportunity for the long-term health of Home Depot is globalization, especially in China, where Obi, the second largest home improvement retailer in the world, plans to build 100 home improvement centers over the next ten years.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Company Background
Current Position
Market Share
Sales Growth
Return on Equity
ROE: Industry Leader Comparison
Profit Margin
Internal Strengths
Company Size
Products
Internal Weaknesses
Technology
Customer Service
External Opportunities
Women: A New Market
Globalization
External Threats
Domestic
Sales Growth as a Percentage: Home Depot v. Lowe's
Foreign
Competitive Advantages
Major Strategic Issues
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"The Home Depot was created in 1978 by Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank and was formed as MB Associates. The first three stores opened in Atlanta and together posted sales of $7 million in 1979. The following year, Home Depot opened another store and posted sales of $22 million, an increase of 214% in one year. Home Depot continued to grow and in 1981, raised an extra $4.1 million when it went public. By 1985, Home Depot expanded to California and established a West Coast division. The next year, The Home Depot Inc. experienced its first $1 billion sales year and would never look back."
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Age, 2006.
A comparison and contrast of two articles that deal with age and how it is a topic of social historical concern.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 0 sources, $ 44.95
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This essay compares and contrasts two articles that deal with age as an area of social historical concern in terms of their overall contribution to the this topic. The articles to be analyzed are "Cartoons and Commissions: Advice to Junior Farmers in Post war Ontario", by Linda Ambrose and "Renovating the Canadian Old Age Home: The Evolution of Residential Care Facilities in BC 1930-1960", by Megan J. Davies. The essay briefly outlines the content of the two papers and attempts to answer the following questions: What are the major focuses of the authors in respect to the subject of age? Have these focuses changed over time? Which author makes a more substantial contribution to the question of age in social history and why?
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Advanced Practice RNs in the Home Health Care Arena, 2004.
This paper discusses that there is an urgent need for APRN services in the home health care environment and suggests ways of meeting this need.
3,890 words (approx. 15.6 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 106.95
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This paper explains that there is an urgent need for quality home care that exceeds the minimum expectations of patients and their families. The author points out that there is a dearth of data relating to the specific training, planning, and placing advanced practice nursing talent in home health care situations. The paper suggests that the medical staff train the advanced practice nurses in home care, and they, in turn, will teach families how to give good care to their loved ones.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Identification of the Phenomenon.
Review of Literature
Relevant Literature Appropriate for The Qualitative Study Planned
Integrating Advanced Practices Nurses into Home Care Environments
Effects of a Relationship-Enhancing Program of Care on Outcomes
Validity and Community-Health Nursing Sensitivity of Six Outcomes for Community Health Nursing with Older Clients
Review: Prenatal Home Visitation by Nurses through Infancy
Effect of Prenatal and Infancy Home Visitation
Home Health Care: Improving Quality, Tightening Standards
A Case Study in Care: APRN Home Nursing Service
A Practical Guide to Caring for Caregivers
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"After all, NPs have a ?proven efficacy in health promotion, early identification and prevention of complications,? as well as patient compliance and education ? so, it is a logical argument to bring advanced practice nurses into the home care environment, and in order to plan for the future, more specifically targeted nursing teaching programs are proposed as a solid strategy for integrating primary care by NPs into the home care genre. The growth of home care services was tremendous between 1988 and 1995, as the number of Medicare home health visits jumped from 37 million to 252 million. Money spend through Medicare home health care visits also leaped during that period ? from $2.1 billion to about $16 billion, which is the fastest-growing budget item in Medicare."
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The Home Improvement Retail Industry, 2004.
This paper analyzes the home improvement retail industry, with specific focus on two organizations: Home Depot and Lowe's.
3,635 words (approx. 14.5 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 101.95
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This paper explains that the home improvement retail industry, which today is a booming success, began with large wholesalers selling building supplies to the American public in the early 1900s. By the 1920s, the store sizes decreased and became the first "mom and pop" style hardware stores, which are now being replace by warehouse-style "big boxes" that have taken over the industry today. The author points out that the major companies of this industry, Home Depot and Lowe's, build and operate "big box" stores, which can sell products at lower prices because of their heavy customer volume. The paper states that, once a company like Home Depot and Lowe's establishes a base, the difference in their success is customer service and building customer loyalty.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Home Improvement Retail: A Brief History
Economic Features
Porter's Five Competitive Forces
Driving Forces
Competitive Position of Major Companies
Competitor Analysis
Key Success Factors
Industry Outlook
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"The most basic economic feature is the industry's market size and growth rate. According to the National Retail Hardware Association's (NRHA) annual industry report, the industry produced $208 billion in sales revenues for the year 2003. This is nearly double from 1993's total sales revenue of $110.2 billion. Home improvement retail accounts for over 30% of the entire specialty retail industry of which home improvement retail is a sub-industry. In addition to a large market size, the home improvement industry has seen a yearly industry average growth rate from 1997 to 2003 of 6.7%. Further, the industry is projected to grow at a rate of 5.2% per year until at least 2008."
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Home-Schooling, 2006.
This paper explores the objectives, benefits and disadvantages of home schooling.
2,793 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 83.95
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This well-researched paper examines the various reasons why home-schooling has come to be an alluring option for parents. One main reason parents choose home-schooling is to educate their children about their own personal religious beliefs and alternative principles.
The writer of this paper details the history of home-schooling which has been gaining popularity in recent years. In the later part of 1960s and in the initial stages of 1970s, home schooling surfaced as an option to public schooling. In 1986, it was estimated that between 120,000 and 260,000 children received their education at home. This paper examines the various benefits to home schooling which include expediency, lenient attendance policies and individualized attention. The writer also details the disadvantages to this type of education including the increasing costs, substandard civic participation, lost social services and absence of quality control. Home-schooling has been condemned due to the fact that these children are devoid of opportunities to communicate with their peers, while many experts feel that home-schooled students are cut off from the outer world and become socially impaired. This paper also discusses the objectives to this type of education.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
History
Benefit
Disadvantage
Objectives: Who and Why Consider Home Schooling?
More Research Required
References
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"The first compulsory law relating to education was enacted in 1852 and by the beginning of the century, children in majority of the communities needed to go to school normally through eighth standard. Home schooling came to be, nearly for the majority part archaic. However, displeasure with the public education is in charge of some parents and educators back to home school alternative during the 1970s. The articles of Raymond and Moore, an erstwhile officer of the U.S. Department of Education, and John Holt, author of many books on education, gave credibility and countrywide functioning to an increasing home school movement. Home schools in the present era have once more become popular since parents prefer to give education at home for reasons of safety, values and/or quality of education."
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Canadian Home Care Industry, 2002.
An analysis of the Canadian home care industry.
25,306 words (approx. 101.2 pages), 47 sources, MLA, $ 249.95
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The paper delves into the various aspects of home care industry in Canada. It deals with the present and expected status of the home care industry and its ultimate effect on the community as a whole. It investigates various administrative factors and provides a deep insight into its provincial/territorial/governmental entities. It looks at how the private/public sectors? participation in the home care industry in Canada is evaluated in terms its cost-effectiveness. The labor force, payment options, home care programs, values of Canadians are all studied in order to have a prospective view of the home care industries. It also assesses various programs, which contribute to the development of these sectors in terms of proportional changes.
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Abstract
Executive Summary
Introduction
Home Care Services: Description
Home Care Services in Canada: Its Success Over the Years
Obstacles and Difficulties Facing the Home Care Industry-
Measures to be Adopted to Solve the Obstacles
SWOT Analysis
Home Care Industry and Analysis of Porters Forces
Conclusion
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"With regard to the payment structure of the home care program, it shows discrepancy to a great extent. As far as studies have unveiled, no proper record has been maintained for the workforce in home care. Shifting of the location of health services from hospitals to home has indeed taken the world by storm. This change will remain successful permanently if the policy considerations and restructuring of plans are done in a systematic manner. The government and other legislations should take steps to appreciate them by providing various incentives, reduction in taxes etc. Moreover, these people should be assured of job. The legislations should include these caregivers in any form of discussion taken regarding the various policies. The establishment of a nationalized home care model is essential. There should be no friction existing in the home care sectors so that the action of the patients shifting between different levels of care is reduced to a great extent. "
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