Old, Alone, and Neglected: Care of the Aged in Scotland and the United States (Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care, #4)

by Jeanie Schmit Kayser-Jones

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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.
  • ISBN10 0520069617
  • ISBN13 9780520069619
  • Publish Date 10 September 1990 (first published 1 January 1981)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint University of California Press
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 160
  • Language English