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Record Nr.

UNINA9910133549903321

Titolo

Ageing, technology and home care : new actors, new responsibilities

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Presses des Mines, 2008

[Place of publication not identified], : Mines ParisTech les Presses, 2008

ISBN

2-35671-182-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (124 pages)

Collana

Collection Sciences Sociales

Soggetti

Social Welfare & Social Work

Social Sciences

Social Welfare & Social Work - General

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

This book focuses on home as a site of care, with new technologies and for elderly population. It pulls together findings from research in the social sciences and common knowledge of the actors themselves, especially stakeholders involved in the design, delivery and receipt of ‘care in place’. It offers a wide-ranging discussion of key issues raised in both the academic and grey literature in relation to new technologies and responsibilities for health care at home. Then, it identifies critical issues arising from the development of these new care technologies in relation to their design and implementation. It will provide an essential resource for the EU in helping to avoid expensive and inappropriate development and healthcare systems that do not meet the needs of users and citizens.