Elder Care Catastrophe: Rituals of Abuse in Nursing Homes and What You Can Do about It

ISBN-13: 9781594519062 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 192 str.

J. David Knottnerus; Jason S. Ulsperger

Opis

Portraying people who have lived and worked in long-term nursing home facilities, Elder Care Catastrophe reveals how organizational dynamics and everyday rituals have unintentionally led to resident neglect and abuse. Backed up by research and grounded in sociological theory, this book offers alternative models for lessening the maltreatment of people living in nursing homes. It provides critical information for family members struggling with nursing home issues, nursing home employees, policy-makers, students and researchers concerned with elder care issues.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Just Wanting to Die; Chapter 2 Bureaucracy and Rituals in Everyday Life; Chapter 3 A History of Nursing Homes; Chapter 4 Rules over Compassion; Chapter 5 Products Not People; Chapter 6 Tranquilizing the Troublemakers; Chapter 7 I’m No Baby; Chapter 8 Alternatives to Bureaucracy in Nursing Homes; Chapter 9 The Bureaucratic Boom;

O autorze

Jason S. Ulsperger, David J. Knottnerus