Safeguarding Older People from Abuse: Critical Contexts to Policy and Practice

by Angie Ash

Book Overview

The abuse of older people in health and social care facilities is increasingly recognized as a serious problem, but most scandals about or inquiries into the abuse of elders fail to address--much less challenge--the social, economic, and cultural contexts in which such abuse is allowed to take place. Safeguarding Older People from Abuse provides this much-needed challenge, illustrating the ways in which ageism, lack of resources, target-driven...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1447305671
• ISBN13: 9781447305675
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"