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Cogent, concise, and up-to-date, this comprehensive and multidisciplinary one-volume encyclopedia written by experts from many fields covers all the major aspects of home health care for the elderly in America today. Patients, health care providers, and concerned family members, as well as students, teachers, practitioners, and policymakers in the fields of medicine, nursing, health care, social work, psychology and psychiatry, therapy and rehabilitation, sociology, public policy, and public administration will find this information important to their work in caring for the elderly. The clearly written articles discuss common problems, home care measures, trends, key issues, groups, and agencies. The entries point to sources for further reading. An appendix linking related topics, descriptions of 37 key organizations with addresses, a lengthy bibliography, and a full index make this basic reference easily accessible for broad audiences of readers.
?This work focuses on trends, issues, and facts relating to one of the fastest-growing sectors of the health-care field, home health care. This work will be of greatest interest to health-care and social work professionals and students as well as policy makers in the home care field. Intended to provide a broad spectrum of information about an important issue in our aging society.?-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
| List of Entries Foreword | |
| Introduction | |
| Encyclopedia of Home Care for the Elderly | |
| Public and Private Organizations Related to Home Care | |
| Entry List by Topic | |
| Bibliography | |
| Index | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
ISBN: 9780313285325
ISBN-10: 0313285322
Audience:
General
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 454
Published: 10th April 1995
Publisher: ABC-Clio
Dimensions (cm): 22.9 x 15.2
x 2.8
Weight (kg): 0.762
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