It shouldn't be this way : the failure of long-term care /

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A wrenching, firsthand account of how the longterm care system can defeat even the best prepared of us - with the lessons they learned to help others dealing with it, too.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kane, Robert L., 1940-2017
Other Authors: West, Joan C., 1945-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, ©2005.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Kane, Ruth, > -2002.
Kane, Robert L., > 1940-2017.
West, Joan C., > 1945-
Kane, Robert L., > 1940-2017
Older people > Long-term care > United States > Case studies.
Caregivers > United States > Biography.
Frail older people > United States > Biography.
Long-term care facilities > United States > Case studies.
Frail older people > Care > United States > Case studies.
Frail older people > Family relationships > United States > Case studies.
Long-Term Care > psychology
Family > psychology
Homes for the Aged > organization & administration
Nursing Homes > organization & administration
Personnes âgées > Soins de longue durée > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Personnes âgées dépendantes > États-Unis > Biographies.
Personnes âgées dépendantes > Soins > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Personnes âgées dépendantes > Relations familiales > États-Unis > Études de cas.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Abuse > Elder Abuse.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Eldercare.
MEDICAL > Health Policy.
Caregivers.
Frail older people.
Frail older people > Care.
Frail older people > Family relationships.
Long-term care facilities.
Older people > Long-term care.
United States.
Personal Narrative
Personal narratives.
Biographies.
Case studies.
Récits personnels.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Background
  • The stroke
  • Rehabilitation
  • Assisted living
  • The dementia unit
  • Nursing home
  • Doctors, other medical personnel, and hospitals
  • Informal care
  • The roads not taken
  • End of life
  • What kind of long-term care do we want?
  • What can we do about it?

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