Ethics in community-based elder care / editors, Martha B. Holstein, Phyllis B. Mitzen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holstein, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Holstein, Martha.

Mitzen, Phyllis.

Series:

Springer series on ethics, law, and aging.

Springer series on ethics, law, and aging

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community health services--Moral and ethical aspects.

Community health services.

Home care services--Moral and ethical aspects.

Home care services.

Long-term care of the sick--Moral and ethical aspects.

Long-term care of the sick.

Older people--Long-term care--Moral and ethical aspects.

Older people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Caring for elders outside of institutions is the fastest growing sector of US health care. Building on their research study at the Park Ridge Center, editors Holstein and Mitzen, together with a team of experts, examine the complexities involved in developing an ethics for community-based long-term care. They also challenge policymakers to make home care a more viable option for older people in need. Chapters address many of the ethical and practical problems that arise in the care of older people with physical and mental disabilities--including how to allocate scarce funds, how to keep good c

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part I. Introduction; Part II. Background/Theory; Part III. Organizations/Care Providers/Care Receivers; Part IV. Practice; Part V. Policy; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611765675

1-281-76567-8

0-8261-2298-1

OCLC:

476262699