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It shouldn't be this way : the failure of long-term care /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kane, Robert L., 1940-2017
Other Authors: West, Joan C., 1945-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, [2005]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Older people > Long-term care > United States > Case studies.
Kane, Ruth, > -2002.
Kane, Robert L., > 1940-2017.
West, Joan C., > 1945-
Caregivers > United States > Biography.
Frail elderly > United States > Biography.
Long-term care facilities > United States > Case studies.
Frail elderly > Care > United States > Case studies.
Frail elderly > United States > Family relationships > Case studies.
Long-Term Care > psychology > Personal Narratives.
Family > psychology > Personal Narratives.
Homes for the Aged > organization & administration > Personal Narratives.
Nursing Homes > organization & administration > Personal Narratives.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • Background
  • The stroke
  • Rehabilitation
  • Assisted living
  • The dementia unit
  • Nursing home
  • Doctors, other medical personnel, and hospitals
  • Informal care
  • The roads not taken
  • End of life
  • What kind of long-term care do we want?
  • What can we do about it?.