s the costs of long-term care rise and the numbers needing care incr how decide if cost of care rather than quality of life is driving mechanism in an individual’s care needs of their parents?

Quality of life of life issues are often discussed in relationship to the appropriateness of medica interventions in acute care settings. Quality of life also the central discussions of self-determination and the choice of hospice care. As the costs of long-term care rise and the numbers needing care incr how decide if cost of care rather than quality of life is driving mechanism in an individual’s care needs of their parents?