Olson Elder Care Journey

A View from the Front Lines
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-4384-6075-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 228 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series in New Political Science

Combining expert knowledge and first-hand experience, a noted elder care researcher confronts the long-distance care of her own mother.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Olson, Laura Katz

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Altersgruppen Alterssoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Prologue

1. The Precarious Situation of the 1950s Woman

2. Athlete to Cane: The Elusive Search for a Disease

3. The Reluctant Long-Distance Caregiver

4. Coping with Blindness

5. From Crisis to Crisis

6. The Bottom Falls Out

7. From Bad to Worse: Rehabilitation to Debilitation

8. Through the Looking Glass

9. A Place in Pennsylvania

10. Navigating Our Way Home

11. Reports of Her Death Are Greatly Exaggerated

12. A Good Enough Place

13. A Nursing Home Daughter

14. Peeling the Onion: A Glimpse into Long-Term CareProvider Ownership

15. Conclusion: The Future of Long-Term Care

Notes
Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Laura Katz Olson is Professor of Political Science at Lehigh University and the author and editor of many books, including The Politics of Medicaid and The Not-So-Golden Years: Caregiving, the Frail Elderly, and the Long-Term Care Establishment. She lives in Wind Gap, Pennsylvania.