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The law and older persons : is geriatric jurisprudence therapeutic? / Marshall B. Kapp.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kapp, Marshall B.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Older people--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
- Older people.
- Older people--Legal status, laws, etc.
- United States.
- Older people--Medical care--Law and legislation--United States.
- Older people--Medical care--Law and legislation.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 223 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, [2003]
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 A Brief Introduction to Therapeutic Jurisprudence: Asking the Right Questions 3
- Chapter 2 Guardianship Reform: Who Are We Protecting, from What, and How Well? 11
- Chapter 3 Regulation and Litigation in Long Term Care: Impact on Quality, Safety, and Access (Part 1
- Nursing Homes) 29
- Chapter 4 The Legal Climate in Long Term Care: Impact on Quality, Safety, and Access (Part 2
- Home and Community-Based Settings) 69
- Chapter 5 Consumer Choice and Direction in Health and Long Term Care: Benefit, Burden, or Bewilderment? 91
- Chapter 6 Regulating Research Involving Older Participants: Are Protection and Progress Symbiotic or Conflicting? 121
- Chapter 7 Regulating the Dying Process: Problems and Perils of Policing the End of Life 141
- Chapter 8 Old Age and Victimhood: Does the Law Protect or Stigmatize Its Intended Beneficiaries? 157.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-213) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0890891958
- OCLC:
- 52781252
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