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Old, Alone, and Neglected
Care of the Aged in Scotland and the United States
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English
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2023
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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.
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 analy
Her analysis compels attention to the systematic abuse of the institutionalized elderly in the U.S.
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 analy
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Kayser-Jones Jeanie Schmit :
Jeanie Schmit Kayser-Jones is Professor of Medical Anthropology and Gerontological Nursing at the University of California, San Francisco.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Foreword
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Preface
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Acknowledgments
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1. An Overview
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2. The Institutional Setting
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3. Life in the
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4. Staff-Patient Interaction at Pacific Manor
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5. Demographic Characteristics of the Residents
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6. The Care of the Institutionalized Aged
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7. Historical Development of Health Care Services
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8. Exchange Theory - Theoretical Interpretation
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9. Institutional Barriers to Quality Care: Concluding Thoughts
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References
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Index
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9780520342408
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Reprint 2019
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160
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Keywords for this book
comparative health care; health care systems; elderly care; scotland; elderly americans; elderly patients; united states; old people; medical care; nonfiction study; private institutions; old folks homes; retirement homes; government operated; sytematic abuse; institutionalized elderly; aging and death; aged populations; nursing homes; personal interviews; social experiences; work and play; independence; health care quality; aging; social sciences; elderly
