Family and aging policy /

Learn how public policies can help families provide the care their elderly relatives needFamily and Aging Policy examines how public initiatives to assist the elderly in the United States, Canada, Singapore, Denmark, and Sweden can impact families who provide them with long-term care. For the majori...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Caro, Francis G., 1936-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2012.
Temas:
Older people > Government policy > United States.
Aging parents > Care > United States.
Caregivers > Services for > United States.
Older people > Government policy > Case studies.
Personnes âgées > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Aidants naturels > Services > États-Unis.
Personnes âgées > Politique gouvernementale > Études de cas.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Aging parents > Care
Caregivers > Services for
Older people > Government policy
United States
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: family and aging policy / Francis G. Caro
  • International view
  • Policies and practices in support of family caregivers--filial obligations redefined in Sweden / Lennarth Johansson, Gerdt Sundström
  • Danish home care policy and the family: implications for the United States / Mary Stuart, Eigil Boll Hansen
  • A critical review of Singapore's policies aimed at supporting families caring for older members / Kalyani K. Mehta
  • Families' values and attitudes regarding responsibility for the frail elderly: implications for aging policy / Nancy Guberman [and others] The United States
  • Commentary: what role for the Family and Medical Leave Act in long-term care policy? / Steven K. Wisensale
  • Preliminary experiences of the states in implementing the National Family Caregiver Support Program: a 50-state study / Lynn Friss Feinberg, Sandra L. Newman
  • Families, work, and an aging population: developing a formula that works for the workers / Donna L. Wagner
  • Family and friends as respite providers / Carol J. Whitlatch, Lynn Friss Feinberg
  • The family caregiving career: implications for community-based long-term care practice and policy / Joseph E. Gaugler, Pamela Teaster
  • Zoning, accessory dwelling units, and family caregiving: issues, trends, and recommendations / Phoebe S. Liebig, Teresa Koenig, Jon Pynoos
  • Resident and family perspectives on assisted living / Carrie A. Levin, Rosalie A. Kane
  • Welfare reform: challenges for grandparents raising grandchildren / Casey E. Copen
  • State policy decisions in the 1990s with implications for the financial well-being of later-life families / Gretchen J. Hill.

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