Long-term residential care operates in the shadows; too often viewed as a necessary evil best left invisible. This book is takes a different approach. It is about daring to dream about developing alternative forms of long-term, residential care based on an understanding of what exists today and of what is possible in the future. Taking into account the fact that the overwhelming majority of residents and providers are women, the book makes gender a central concern in planning for care that treats both workers and residents with dignity and respect. The chapters do not set out the perfect blueprint for such care. Rather they are thought-provoking essays, based on the research and experiences with care today, intended to stimulate a start in designing long-term care that we would be willing to call home.
Price: $18.00
Pages: 128
Publisher: Fernwood Publishing
Imprint: Fernwood Publishing
Publication Date:
01 September 2009
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9781552662939
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Healthcare, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Eldercare
The Contributors to this book are Pat Armstrong, Madeline Boscoe, Barbara Clow, Karen Grant, Margaret Howorth-Brockman, Beth Jackson, Ann Pederson, Morgan Seeley, and Jane Springer.
: Preface (Pat Armstrong)
: Contributors
: Challenging Questions: Designing Long-Term Facility Care with Women in Mind (Pat Armstrong with Albert Banerjee)
: Long-Term Care in Canada: An Overview (Albert Banerjee)
: Less Money, More People: The Implications of Policy Changes in Long-Term Institutional Care (Evelyn Shapiro and Morgan Seeley)
: A Contradictory Image of Need: Long-Term Facilitative Care for First Nations (Nicole Eshkakogan and Nene Ernest Khalema)
: A Dream Retirement Community: Long-Term Care Options (Beverly Suek)
: What Matters to Women Working in Long-Term Care: A Union Perspective (Marcy Cohen)
: Designing Long-Term Care for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transsexual and Transgender People (Dick Moore)
: A Failure of Vision and Political Will: Long-Term Care in Ontario(Sheila M. Neysmith)
: Are There Lessons to Learn from Sweden? (Marta Szebehely)
: Bibliography
