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Caring for elderly people: understanding and practical help. 3rd ed
- Author:
- HOOKER Susan
- Publisher:
- Tavistock/Routledge
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 212p., illus., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
A practical guide concerned primarily with elderly people living at home or with relatives. Sets out steps to be taken in coping with illness and the ageing process, contains chapters on daily activities, exercises and aids and gadgets for the aged.
Contrasting European policies for the care of the elderly
- Editors:
- JAMIESON Anne, ILLSLEY Raymond
- Publisher:
- Avebury
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 199p., tables, bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Looks at Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, and the UK. Part 1 examines the relationship between formal and informal care, Part 2 deals with care systems and care delivery problems. Includes chapter by Ian Sinclair, Peter Gorbach, Enid Levin and Jenny Williams: 'Community care and residential admissions: results from two empirical studies'.
Ageing and caregiving: theory, research and policy
- Editors:
- BIEGEL David E., BLUM Arthur
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 294p., diags., bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Newbury Park, CA
Looks at trends and issues affecting the elderly and their carers in the United States. Includes chapters on care of the elderly in China and in Sweden.
Self-help in relation to informal and formal care
- Authors:
- PENNING M.J., CHAPPELL N.L.
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 10(1), March 1990, pp.41-59.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Reports on a survey showing that poor health in the form of functional disability and the availability of support from a spouse are the strongest correlates of informal care.
Gender and caring: work and welfare in Britain and Scandinavia
- Editor:
- UNGERSON Clare
- Publisher:
- Harvester Wheatsheaf
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 205p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Hemel Hempstead
Brings together a collection of papers that develops a comparative analysis of the way in which women in general, and mothers and carers in particular, are affected by social policy, with the central question being in what sense is caring for frail elderly or children 'work', how should it be remunerated. Also looks at how far labour market change, particularly in trends in women's employment, has fed into social policy development.
Community care and elderly people: policy, practice and research review
- Author:
- HENWOOD Melanie
- Publisher:
- Family Policy Studies Centre
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 47p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Looks at the demand for community care; the evolution of community care policies (including the DHSS Care in the Community Projects, and innovations currently being developed.