Ethics in community-based elder care /

Ethics in community-based elder care / Martha B. Holstein, Phyllis B. Mitzen, editors. - New York : Springer, ©2001. - 1 online resource (xii, 321 pages) : illustrations - Springer series on ethics, law, and aging . - Springer series on ethics, law, and aging. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contributors; Preface; Part I. Introduction; Part II. Background/Theory; Part III. Organizations/Care Providers/Care Receivers; Part IV. Practice; Part V. Policy; Index.

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Caring for elders outside of institutions is the fastest growing sector of US health care. Building on their research study at the Park Ridge Center, editors Holstein and Mitzen, together with a team of experts, examine the complexities involved in developing an ethics for community-based long-term care. They also challenge policymakers to make home care a more viable option for older people in need. Chapters address many of the ethical and practical problems that arise in the care of older people with physical and mental disabilities--including how to allocate scarce funds, how to keep good c.


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Community health services--Moral and ethical aspects.
Older people--Long-term care--Moral and ethical aspects.
Long-term care of the sick--Moral and ethical aspects.
Home care services--Moral and ethical aspects.
Long-term care of the sick.
Older people.
Long-Term Care
Aged
Ethics, Clinical
Home Care Services
Personnes âgées--Soins de longue durée--Aspect moral.
Soins de longue durée--Aspect moral.
Soins à domicile--Aspect moral.
Soins de longue durée.
Personnes âgées.
elderly.
MEDICAL--Ethics.
Home care services--Moral and ethical aspects.
Long-term care of the sick--Moral and ethical aspects.


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2001 N-016 WT 31 / E85 2001

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