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

by Olson, Laura Katz

• ISBN13: 9780742528314
• ISBN10: 0742528316
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-10-07
• 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	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction: Social Location and the Political Economy of Long-Term Care	p. 1
Policies and Programs: The Public and Private Costs of Care	p. 17
The Domestic Sphere: Family Caregivers	p. 49
The Workplace Environment: Paid Caregivers	p. 73
The Frail Elderly: How They Experience Care	p. 97
Multiculturalism: Race, Ethnicity, and Class	p. 123
Nursing Homes: A System Run Amok	p. 157
Because That's Where the Money Is	p. 195
Conclusion: Toward a New Vision of Care Work	p. 233
References	p. 253
Index	p. 283
About the Author	p. 301
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