1st Edition
Long-Term Care for the Elderly A Comparative View of Layers of Care
By Betty H. Landsberger
Copyright 1985
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the 1980s the need for long-term care for elderly people in Western societies was quite obvious from the increasing numbers of old and very old people in the population. Countries had responded in a number of different ways to cope with this need.
Originally published in 1985, the central theme of this book is to explore these different ways and to probe beneath the surface level of... Read more
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.
Biography
Betty H. Landsberger
