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

• Autore: Cox Carole B
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Springer Pub. Co., c2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (191 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.6/0973
• Soggetto topico: Older people - Care - United States; Older people - Services for - United States; Community health services for older people - United States
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Community care for an aging society
• ISBN: 0-8261-2805-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820580303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Springer series on life styles and issues in aging.