Title The graying of the world : who will care for the frail elderly? / Laura Katz Olson, editor

Published New York : Haworth Press, [1994] ©1994

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Description xvii, 328 pages ; 23 cm Contents Ch. 1. Introduction / Laura Katz Olson -- Ch. 2. Public Policy and Privatization: Long-Term Care in the United States / Laura Katz Olson -- Ch. 3. Caring for the Frail Elderly in Sweden / Gerdt Sundstrom and Mats Thorslund -- Ch. 4. New Challenges for Elder Care in Finland / Riitta-Liisa Heikkinen -- Ch. 5. The "Graying" of Israel / David Guttmann and Ariela Lowenstein -- Ch. 6. The Care of Frail Older People in Britain: Current Policies and Future Prospects / Alan Walker and Lorna Warren -- Ch. 7. Canadian Long-Term Care: Its Escalating Costs for Women / Sheila Marjorie Neysmith -- Ch. 8. French Old-Age Policies and the Frail Elderly / Michel Frossard and Anne-Marie Guillemard -- Ch. 9. Care of the Frail Elderly in Germany / Marianne Heinemann-Knoch -- Ch. 10. Japan's Welfare Vision: Dealing with a Rapidly Increasing Elderly Population / Harry Kaneharu Nishio -- Ch. 11. The Changing Role of the Elderly in the People's Republic of China / Philip G. Olson Ch. 12. The Elderly in Yugoslavia: A Forgotten Group in Time of Crisis / James H. Seroka Analysis Frail elderly Care Government policy Frail elderly Long-term care Old age assistance Privatization Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Also issued online Subject Frail elderly -- Care -- Government policy. Frail elderly -- Long-term care. Old age assistance. Older people -- Care. Privatization. Frail Elderly. Health Policy. Long-Term Care of the sick Long-Term Care. Long-term care of the sick Medical Policy Medical policy Author Olson, Laura Katz, 1945- LC no. 92001661 ISBN 1560243635 (acid-free paper) 1560243643 (paperback: acid-free paper)

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