Aging: Caring for Our Elders

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

AvDavid N. Weisstub,David C. Thomasma,S. Gauthier,G.F. Tomossy,D. N. Weisstub,G. F. Tomossy

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Caring for Our Elders is the second of three volumes on Aging conceived for the International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Leading scholars from a range of disciplines address some of the major issues in elder care facing modern nations: familial duties of care, the future of social welfare systems, housing, dementia, abuse and neglect.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2010-12-04
Mått155 x 235 x 15 mm
Vikt406 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieInternational Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine
Antal sidor244
Upplaga2001
FörlagSpringer
ISBN9789048158973

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The Family.- Across the generations: Family care dynamics into the new millennium.- Family caregiving: A problem of justice.- Family care for frail elders and norms of caregiver well-being at the turn of the twenty-first century.- Social Responsibility.- Care for elderly people in Sweden: Do cutbacks reflect changing principles or simply adjustment to economic pressure?.- Financing long-term care in the United States: Who should pay for Mom and Dad?.- The role of the government and the family in taking care of the frail elderly: A comparison of the United States and Japan.- Care.- Appropriate housing for the elderly of the United States: An integral component of their health care.- Nursing work, housekeeping issues, and the moral geography of home care.- The dilemma of prolonged engagement: Building opportunities for reciprocity among ethnic female clients and workers in elder care services.- Community mental health services for older adults in the United States.- Dementia care ethics.- Decision-making in social and medical services for patients with dementia in Japan.- Neglect.- The abuse and neglect of the elderly.- Aging, homelessness, and the law.