Centers for ending
Subtitle: the coming crisis in the care of aged people
By: Seymour B. Sarason ; foreword by Saul B. Carson
Series: Caregiving : research, practice, policy; Caregiving
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 109
ISBN-13: 9781441957245; 9781441957252
Subjects: Psychology; Health Services for the Aged; Health Policy; Nursing Homes; Long-Term Care; Older people; Long-term care facilities; Aged; Care
Description: As people live longer and health care costs continue to rise and fewer doctors choose to specialize in geriatrics, how prepared is the United States to care for its sick and elderly? According to veteran psychologist Seymour Sarason's eloquent and compelling new book, the answer is: inadequately at best. And rarely discussed among the grim statistics is the psychosocial price paid by nursing home patients, from loneliness and isolation to depression and dependency. In "Centers for Ending", Dr. Sarason uses his firsthand experience as both practitioner and patient in senior facilities.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-104) and index.