Please note: In order to keep Hive up to date and provide users with the best features, we are no longer able to fully support Internet Explorer. The site is still available to you, however some sections of the site may appear broken. We would encourage you to move to a more modern browser like Firefox, Edge or Chrome in order to experience the site fully.

Supporting your high street Find out how »
The Erosion of Autonomy in Long-Term Care, Hardback Book

The Erosion of Autonomy in Long-Term Care Hardback

Hardback

Out of stock

Description

In few places in American society are adults so dependent on others as in nursing homes.

Minimizing this dependency and promoting autonomy has become a major focus of policy and ethics in gerontology.

Yet most of these discussions are divorced from the day-to-day reality of long-term care and are implicitly based on concepts of autonomy derived from acute medical care settings.

Promoting autonomy in long-term care, however, is a complex task which requires close attention to everyday routines and a fundamental rethinking of the meaning of autonomy. This timely work is based on an observational study of two different types of settings which provide long-term care for the elderly.

The authors offer a detailed description of the organizational patterns that erode autonomy of the elderly.

Their observations lead to a substantial rethinking of what the concept of autonomy means in these settings.

The book concludes with concrete suggestions on methods to increase the autonomy of elderly individuals in long-term care institutions.

Information

£53.00

Out of stock
Add to Basket
Sign in to add to wishlist
 
Free Home Delivery

on all orders

 
Pick up orders

from local bookshops

Information