The Not-So-Golden Years Caregiving, the Frail Elderly, and the Long-Term Care Establishment

by Olson, Laura Katz

• ISBN13: 9780742528307
• ISBN10: 0742528308
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-10-14
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Since the 1990s, the politics and policies of aging and elder care have emerged as one of the more important issues both nationally and worldwide. Because of population aging and the lengthening of the age span itself, the prevalence of chronic disabling

Author Biography

Laura Katz Olson is professor of political science at Lehigh University

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
1 Introduction: Social Location and the Political Economy of Long-Term Care	1	(16)
2 Policies and Programs: The Public and Private Costs of Care	17	(32)
3 The Domestic Sphere: Family Caregivers	49	(24)
4 The Workplace Environment: Paid Caregivers	73	(24)
5 The Frail Elderly: How They Experience Care	97	(26)
6 Multiculturalism: Race, Ethnicity, and Class	123	(34)
7 Nursing Homes: A System Run Amok	157	(38)
8 Because That's Where the Money Is	195	(38)
9 Conclusion: Toward a New Vision of Care Work	233	(20)
References	253	(30)
Index	283	(18)
About the Author	301