Old, Alone, and Neglected: Care of the Aged in the United States and Scotland

by Jeanie Schmit Kayser-Jones

Book Overview

As the median age of the population increases, the care and housing of the elderly in the U.S. are of increasing concern. Jeanie Kayser-Jones compares a typical private institution in the U.S. with a government-owned home in Scotland. Her analysis compels attention to the systematic abuse of the institutionalized elderly in the U.S.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520069617
• ISBN13: 9780520069619
• Release Date: September 1990
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.4"