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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454618603321

Autore

Cox Carole B

Titolo

Community care for an aging society [[electronic resource] ] : issues, policy, and services / / Carole B. Cox

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer Pub. Co., c2005

ISBN

0-8261-2805-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 p.)

Collana

Springer series on life styles and issues in aging

Disciplina

362.6/0973

Soggetti

Older people - Care - United States

Older people - Services for - United States

Community health services for older people - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Community care for an aging population -- Determining needs for care -- Policy and care -- Community programs and services -- Housing needs and responses -- The role of the family in providing care -- Ethnicity and care -- New responses in community care -- The challenges of caring for an aging society.

Sommario/riassunto

Most older persons desire to remain living in the community, but those requiring care are often at risk of not having their needs met. Families may find themselves unable to care for their older relatives, while formal services are often unavailable or inaccessible. Policies and services are beginning to focus on the community rather than institutions as the primary axis for care. This book examines the many factors contributing to needs for care among older persons as well as the ways in which impairments are defined and responded to by both the individual and society. Focusing on practice an