1st Edition
The Last Refuge A Survey of Residential Institutions and Homes for the Aged in England and Wales
By Peter Townsend
Copyright 1964
282 Pages
by
Routledge
282 Pages
by
Routledge
282 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1964, The Last Refuge originated from the author’s visit to a Victorian workhouse which had become an Institution for old people. A visit that was to show frightful overcrowding in sparsely furnished dormitories. Day-rooms bleak and uninviting in which sat watery-eyed and feeble men, their spirit and pride drained away by the hopelessness of the surroundings. The many... Read more
Acknowledgements 1. Objects and Methods of Study 2. History of the Institutional Care of the Aged 3. The Old Workhouse 4. The Local Authority Post-War Home 5. The Voluntary Home 6. The Private Home 7. Entering an Old People’s Home 8. Incapacity for Self-care 9. Reasons for Admission 10. Some Effects Upon Old People of Living in Residential Homes 11. Developing Future Policy 12. Conclusion Appendix Selected References Index
Biography
Peter Townsend
