Community care for an aging society :: issues, policies, and services /

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 beginni...

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1. Verfasser: Cox, Carole B.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : Springer Pub. Co., ©2004.
Schriftenreihe:Springer series on life styles and issues in aging.
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Online-Zugang:DE-862
DE-863
Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (viii, 181 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780826128058
082612805X

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