Long Term Care For The Elderly
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Long-Term Care for the Elderly
Author: Betty H. Landsberger
language: en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date: 2024-05-10
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 institutions and specific programs. Beneath this level are a number of layers of care, consisting of attitudes, beliefs and values on a social as well as personal level. Thus, chapters two to six explore the surface level of services, goods, treatments, institutions, etc. provided in different countries for long-term care. Chapter seven looks at another layer, the role of government, chapter eight at ethical issues of human rights and chapter nine at the base layer, the views of elderly people themselves. The book draws mainly on information from the UK, USA, Germany and Scandinavia and will be of interest to all concerned with the health and social welfare of the elderly.
Long-term Care in the 21st Century
This volume contains the proceedings of a workshop organized by the Center of Aging at the U. of Hong Kong, which aimed to canvas recent developments in long-term care for the elderly in Japan, the United States, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. An effort was made to select contributors who were actively engaged in making policy. Papers separately address policy and financing issues and the organization and delivery of long-term care. Also published as the Journal of Aging & Social Policy, v.13, nos. 2/3, 2001. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Long-Term Care for Frail Older People
Author: John C. Campbell
language: en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date: 2012-12-06
The aging of society is a growing concern in all advanced nations, and at the forefront of concern is long-term care for frail older people. Enactment of a new public long-term care insurance program by the Japanese government in 1997 provided an excellent opportunity for a conference focusing on an ideal long-term care system for frail older people. The conference was organized around four major themes: Social aspects, including family dynamics and the role of formal providers; Clinical aspects, including effective treatments for physical and mental disabilities; Macroeconomic and macropolitical settings for public policy; Program design and management issues. With contributions from the fields of medicine, nursing, social work, gerontology, political science, economics, and sociology, this volume provides an overview of key problems and possible solutions in programs for frail older people from a unique international perspective.