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Dependence and Autonomy in Old Age
Language: en
Pages: 222
Authors: George Agich
Categories: Family & Relationships
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-08-07 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Respecting the autonomy of disabled people is an important ethical issue for providers of long-term care. In this influential book, George Agich abandons comfor
Autonomy and Long-term Care
Language: en
Pages: 238
Authors: George J. Agich
Categories: Family & Relationships
Type: BOOK - Published: 1993 - Publisher:

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The realities and misconceptions of long-term care and the challenges it presents for the ethics of autonomy are analyzed in this perceptive work. While defendi
Families Caring for an Aging America
Language: en
Pages: 367
Authors: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-11-08 - Publisher: National Academies Press

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Family caregiving affects millions of Americans every day, in all walks of life. At least 17.7 million individuals in the United States are caregivers of an old
Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults
Language: en
Pages: 317
Authors: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-05-14 - Publisher: National Academies Press

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Social isolation and loneliness are serious yet underappreciated public health risks that affect a significant portion of the older adult population. Approximat
Long-term Care for the Elderly in Europe
Language: en
Pages: 204
Authors: Bent Greve
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-12-01 - Publisher: Routledge

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Long-term care is an increasingly important issue in many contemporary welfare states around the globe given ageing populations. This ground-breaking book provi
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