This book, now in paperback, revisits Peter Townsend's classic study of residential care for older people in Britain conducted in the late 1950s. It provides not only a fascinating account of residential care for older people over the last 50 years but is also an important contribution to the literature on research methods.
This book, now in paperback, revisits Peter Townsend's classic study of residential care for older people in Britain conducted in the late 1950s. It p...
The new edition of the best-selling reader Understanding Health and Social Care combines classic works with newly commissioned material, offering readers unparalleled coverage of the key issues in health and social care. The breadth of material encompasses voices of service users, professional and lay carers, as well as academics and researchers.
This Second Edition is organised into four new parts, each with a part introduction pulling together the main themes:
-Part 1: People focuses on those who use and provide health and social care...
The new edition of the best-selling reader Understanding Health and Social Care combines classic works with newly commissioned material, offeri...
