Old, alone, and neglected : care of the aged in Scotland and the United States / / Jeanie Schmit Kayser-Jones
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| Autore: |
Kayser-Jones Jeanie Schmit
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| Titolo: |
Old, alone, and neglected : care of the aged in Scotland and the United States / / Jeanie Schmit Kayser-Jones
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| Pubblicazione: | Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , [1981] |
| ©1981 | |
| Edizione: | Reprint 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (176 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 362.61 |
| Soggetto topico: | Old age homes |
| Altri autori: |
ClarkMargaret
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| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di contenuto: | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. An Overview -- 2. The Institutional Setting -- 3. Life in the -- 4. Staff-Patient Interaction at Pacific Manor -- 5. Demographic Characteristics of the Residents -- 6. The Care of the Institutionalized Aged -- 7. Historical Development of Health Care Services -- 8. Exchange Theory - Theoretical Interpretation -- 9. Institutional Barriers to Quality Care: Concluding Thoughts -- References -- Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | As the median age of the population increases, the care and housing of the elderly in the U.S. are of increasing concern. Jeanie Kayser-Jones compares a typical private institution in the U.S. with a government-owned home in Scotland. Her analysis compels attention to the systematic abuse of the institutionalized elderly in the U.S. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Old, alone, and neglected |
| ISBN: | 0-520-34240-2 |
| 0-520-91002-8 | |
| 0-585-28649-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910495886903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Comparative studies of health systems and medical care.