Jeanie Schmit Kayser-Jones

Old, Alone, and Neglected (eBook, ePUB)

Care of the Aged in Scotland and the United States

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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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 analy

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kensington Books
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780520342408
• Artikelnr.: 68600011

Autorenporträt

Jeanie Schmit Kayser-Jones is Professor of Medical Anthropology and Gerontological Nursing at the University of California, San Francisco.