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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810377703321

Titolo

Ethics in community-based elder care / / editors, Martha B. Holstein, Phyllis B. Mitzen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, c2001

ISBN

9786611765675

1-281-76567-8

0-8261-2298-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Collana

Springer series on ethics, law, and aging

Altri autori (Persone)

HolsteinMartha

MitzenPhyllis

Disciplina

174/.2

Soggetti

Community health services - Moral and ethical aspects

Home care services - Moral and ethical aspects

Long-term care of the sick - Moral and ethical aspects

Older people - Long-term care - Moral and ethical aspects

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

Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part I. Introduction; Part II. Background/Theory; Part III. Organizations/Care Providers/Care Receivers; Part IV. Practice; Part V. Policy; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Caring for elders outside of institutions is the fastest growing sector of US health care. Building on their research study at the Park Ridge Center, editors Holstein and Mitzen, together with a team of experts, examine the complexities involved in developing an ethics for community-based long-term care. They also challenge policymakers to make home care a more viable option for older people in need. Chapters address many of the ethical and practical problems that arise in the care of older people with physical and mental disabilities--including how to allocate scarce funds, how to keep good c