一、課程簡介:This course is an elective course designed for the doctoral students in physical therapy. The main objectives are to introduce the long term care system, the role of physical therapists in long-term care system, and the effects of physical therapy for long-term care clients. The content of this course will include long term care and community care systems in Taiwan and in other countries, resource and finance issues of long term care, physical therapy management for long term care clients in the institution, in the community, and at home, effects of physical therapy for long-term care clients.


二、先修課程: none

三、參考書目:
1. May BJ. Home Health and Rehabilitation, 2nd ed. Philadelphia: FA Davis, 1999.

2. Nitz JC, Hourigan SR. Physiotherapy Practice in Residential Aged Care. Edinburgh: Butterworth Heinemann, 2004.

3. Anemaet WK, Moffa-Trotter ME. Home Rehabilitation: Guide to Clinical Practice. St. Louis: Mosby, 2000.

4. Tepper LM, Cassidy TM, eds. Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Aging. New York: Springer Pub Comp, 2004.

5. Edwards S. Longer-term management for patients with residual or progressive disability. In S Edwards, ed. Neurological Physiotherapy, 2nd ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 2002: 255-273.

6. 阮玉梅等編著。長期照護。台北：空大，1999。

7. 蕭淑貞、李世代總校閱；陳秀卿等編著。長期照護。台北：藝軒，2001。

8. 陳美津、藍忠孚總編輯。長期照護復健服務模式之探討。台北：國家衛生研究院，2001。

9. 李世代等著。社區化長期照護之發展策略。台北：國家衛生研究院，2003。

10. 中華民國長期照護專業協會編。護理之家作業規範。台北：長期照護協會，2002。

11. 沈秀卿等編輯。老人安養護機構、長期照護機構營運指南：照顧篇。台北：內政部，2003。

12. Digital Museum for Physical Therapy(http://www.taiwanpt.net/)→Long Term Care.