Title: Into the house of old : a history of residential care in British Columbia /
Authors: Davies, Megan Jean, 1959-
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Residential Treatment; Nursing Homes; Homes for the Aged; Community Health Services; Aged; Health Services for the Aged; Residential Treatment Aged.; Nursing Homes history; Homes for the Aged history; Community Health Services history; Health Services for the Aged history; Old age homes British Columbia History.; British Columbia; British Columbia
Contents: 1. The Elderly in the Community: Coping Strategies and Vulnerability -- 2. Homes for Pioneers and Homes for Senior Citizens: Institutional Development -- 3. The Old Age Home Revisioned: The Nursing Home Ideal -- 4. Institutional Culture: The World of the Old Age Home -- 5. Community Care or Institutional Care? The Impact of the Welfare State.