num_pages: 212
description: As the median age of the population increases, the care and housing of the elderly in the U.S. are of increasing concern. Jeanie Kayser-Jones compares a typical private institution in the U.S. with a government-owned home in Scotland.Her analysis compels attention to the systematic abuse of the institutionalized elderly in the U.S.
language: English
title: Old, Alone, and Neglected (Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care)
titlecomplete: Old, Alone, and Neglected (Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care) (Volume 4)
ratings_count: 2
series: Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care
publisher: University of California Press