Foster Families for Adults : A Community Alternative in Long-Term Care / Evelyn S. Newman, Susan R. Sherman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sherman, Susan R., author.

Newman, Evelyn S., author.

Series:

Columbia Studies of Social Gerontology and Aging

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1988]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Looks at the role of living arrangements for elderly persons by focusing on foster family care for both the frail elderly and those with psychiatric or developmental disabilities.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Tables

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. History and Philosophy of Foster Family Care

2. Studying the Family Care Populations

3. Family Life in Adult Foster Care

4. Community Integration of Residents of Foster Family Care

5. The Actors in Foster Family Care

6. Conclusions And Recommendations

Appendix 1. Sample Care Provider Interview

Appendix 2. Sampling Frames and Response Rates

Appendix 3. Factor Analysis of Familism Items

References

Author Index

Subject Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-88250-5

OCLC:

1100457570