Foreword; Part I. Introduction: 1. A framework for understanding regulation of long-term care quality Vincent Mor; Part II. Long-term Care Quality Systems Based on 'Professionalism': 2. Performance measurement in long-term care in Austria Kai Leichsenring, Frederique Hoffmann, Andrea Schmidt, Ricardo Rodrigues and Georg Ruppe; 3. Monitoring the quality of long-term care in Germany Vjenka Garms-Homolova and Reinhard Busse; 4. Quality monitoring of long-term care in Switzerland Guido Bartelt, Ruedi Gilgen, Daniel Grob and Thomas Munzer; 5. Japan's long-term care regulations focused on structure - rationale and future prospects Naoki Ikegami, Tomoaki Ishibashi and Takashi Amano; Part III. Long-term Care Quality Systems Based on Regulatory Inspection Frameworks: 6. Regulating long-term care quality in Australia Len C. Gray, David J. Cullen and Harold B. Lomas; 7. Regulating the quality and safety of long-term care in England Juliette Malley, Jacquetta Holder, Rachael Dodgson and Samantha Booth; 8. Quality monitoring of long-term care for older people: The Netherlands J. M. G. A. Schols, D. Frijters, G. I. J. M. Kempen and J. P. H. Hamers; 9. The regulatory structure of Spanish long-term care: the case of Catalonia's service structures and quality assurance systems Sergio Arino Blasco, Meritxell Sole, Gloria Rubert, Jose M. Sanjuan and Joan Gil; Part IV. Long-term Care Quality Systems Based on Data Measurement and Public Reporting: 10. Monitoring the quality of long-term care in Finland Harriet Finne-Soveri, Teija Hammar, Anja Noro, Sari Anttila and Paivi Voutilainen; 11. Regulation of long-term care in the United States David Stevenson and Jeffrey Bramson; 12. Long-term care for the elderly in Canada: progress toward an integrated system John P. Hirdes and Vahe Kehyayan; 13. Monitoring the quality of long-term care in New Zealand Brigette Meehan and Nigel Miller; Part V. Long-term Care Quality Systems and Developing Regulatory Systems: 14. Quality monitoring of long-term care in the Republic of Korea Hye-Young Jung, Soong-nang Jang, Jae Eun Seok and Soonman Kwon; 15. Long-term care in China: reigning in market forces through regulatory oversight Zhanlian Feng, Xinping Guan, Chang Liu, Heying Jenny Zhan and Vincent Mor; Part VI. Conclusion: 16. Regulating quality of long-term care - what have we learned? Tiziana Leone, Anna Maresso and Vincent Mor; Index.