Working With Older People and Their Families
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Open University Press
Published: February 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780335205608
Subjects: Care of the elderly; Elderly; Family & relationships; Social Science; Sociology; Gerontology; Social Work; Medical / Geriatrics; Care; Family relationships; Older people; Social work with older people
First sentence: Community care policy in the UK reflects contradictory aspirations (simultaneously) promoting resource efficiency and cost effectiveness while advocating a process of needs-led assessment, which provides time for individuals to make their own decisions (Wistow 1995).