The not-so-golden years : caregiving, the frail elderly, and the long-term care establishment

The not-so-golden years : caregiving, the frail elderly, and the long-term care establishment / Laura Katz Olson.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Olson, Laura Katz, 1945-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, c2003.
Subjects:
Older people > Long-term care > United States.
Frail elderly > Long-term care > United States.
Older people > Government policy > United States.
Caregivers > United States.
Older women > United States.
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Table of Contents:
  • Social location and the political economy of long-term care
  • Policies and programs : the public and private costs of care
  • The domestic sphere : family caregivers
  • The workplace environment : paid caregivers
  • The frail elderly : how they experience care
  • Multiculturalism : race, ethnicity, and class
  • Nursing homes : a system run amok
  • Because that's where the money is
  • Toward a new vision of care work.

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