1st Edition

Institutionalization and Alternative Futures

By Jon Hendricks Copyright 1980
160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

No one wants to put an aging relative in a "home." But very few people have an understanding of the issues involved and options available for an older person who needs outside care. This important book offers a variety of new insights into ways of maximizing choice, independence, and well-being, and minimizing the emotional stunting often associated with institutionalization. Both imaginative... Read more
PART ONE - MAINTENANCE IN THE COMMUNITY, PART TWO - ETHNOGRAPHIC ACCOUNTS: ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE, PART THREE - INSTITUTIONAL DILEMMAS

Biography

Jon Hendricks