Long-Term Care for the Elderly : A Comparative View of Layers of Care (Paperback)

Foreword David Hobman.? Preface.? Acknowledgements.? 1. Long-term Care in Contemporary Western Society??Part One: The Surface Level: Places, People and Programs for Long-term Care of Disabled Elderly Persons??2. Care in Institutional Settings? 3. Care in the Family? 4. Community Services? 5. Continuity of Care from Hospital to Home? 6. Building for Independence??Part Two: The Layers of Care Beneath the Surface??7. The Role of Government? 8. The Layer of Human Rights? 9. At the Center: The Elderly Person Receiving Care??Part Three: Looking Ahead? 10. Questions to Guide the Planning of Care.? List of Helpful Addresses.? Index.