Betty H. Landsberger

Long-Term Care for the Elderly

A Comparative View of Layers of Care

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In the 1980s the need for long-term care for elderly people in Western societies was quite obvious and countries had responded in a number of different ways. First published in 1985, the central theme of this book is to explore these ways and to probe beneath the surface level of institutions and specific programs.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 458g
• ISBN-13: 9781032728261
• ISBN-10: 1032728264
• Artikelnr.: 70260433

Autorenporträt

Betty H. Landsberger

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword David Hobman. Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. Long-term Care in
Contemporary Western Society Part One: The Surface Level: Places, People
and Programs for Long-term Care of Disabled Elderly Persons 2. Care in
Institutional Settings 3. Care in the Family 4. Community Services 5.
Continuity of Care from Hospital to Home 6. Building for Independence Part
Two: The Layers of Care Beneath the Surface 7. The Role of Government 8.
The Layer of Human Rights 9. At the Center: The Elderly Person Receiving
Care Part Three: Looking Ahead 10. Questions to Guide the Planning of Care.
List of Helpful Addresses. Index.