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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Springer Pub. Co.,
©2004.
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| Series: | Springer series on life styles and issues in aging.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Community care for an aging society
- Determining needs for care
- Policy affecting care
- Community programs and services
- Housing needs and responses
- The role of the family in providing care
- Ethnicity and care
- New responses in community care
- The challenges of caring for an aging society.
