Old, alone, and neglected : care of the aged in Scotland and the United States / Jeanie Schmit Kayser-Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kayser-Jones, Jeanie Schmit, author.

Series:

Comparative studies of health systems and medical care ; Volume 4.

Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care Series ; Volume 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Old age homes--Scotland--Case studies.

Old age homes.

Old age homes--United States--Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, California : University of California Press, [1981]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As the median age of the population increases, the care and housing of the elderly in the U.S. are of increasing concern. Jeanie Kayser-Jones compares a typical private institution in the U.S. with a government-owned home in Scotland. Her analysis compels attention to the systematic abuse of the institutionalized elderly in the U.S.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. An Overview

2. The Institutional Setting

3. Life in the

4. Staff-Patient Interaction at Pacific Manor

5. Demographic Characteristics of the Residents

6. The Care of the Institutionalized Aged

7. Historical Development of Health Care Services

8. Exchange Theory - Theoretical Interpretation

9. Institutional Barriers to Quality Care: Concluding Thoughts

References

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 07. Jul 2020)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780520342408

0520342402

9780520910027

0520910028

9780585286495

0585286493

OCLC:

1163877797