Old, Alone, and Neglected
Author | : Jeanie Schmit Kayser-Jones |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 211 |
Release | : 1990-09-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780520069619 |
ISBN-13 | : 0520069617 |
Rating | : 4/5 (617 Downloads) |
Download or read book Old, Alone, and Neglected written by Jeanie Schmit Kayser-Jones and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1990-09-10 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation. 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.