Institutionalization of the Elderly in Canada
：Butterworths Perspectives on Individual and Population Aging Series
Publication subTitle ：Butterworths Perspectives on Individual and Population Aging Series
Author： Forbes William F.;Jackson Jennifer A.;Kraus Arthur S.
Publisher： Elsevier Science
Publication year： 2013
E-ISBN: 9781483142012
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780409805222
Subject： C0 Social Science Theory and Methodology
Keyword： 社会科学理论与方法论
Language： ENG
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Description
Institutionalization of the Elderly in Canada provides information regarding the care of elderly people in long-term care institutions in Canada.
The monograph presents the nature and operation of the system of long-term institutional care of the elderly in Canada. The book provides a definition and historical outline of institutional care; the various types of available facilities, and the populations for which these institutions are designed; and the issues concerning the interface between community-oriented services and institutions. The health and functional abilities of the elderly and the programs which may be needed for the care of the long-stay elderly resident; issues on attitudes towards institutionalization, excessive medication, inappropriate placement and divided jurisdictional responsibility; and the quality and outcomes of care and the implications of government policy and programs are extensively discussed as well.
Gerontologists, healthcare professionals, and medical administrators will find the book of value.