Ethics and the elderly
Subtitle: the challenge of long-term care
By: Sarah M. Moses
Publisher: Orbis Books
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Maryknoll, New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9781626981317
Subjects: Moral and ethical aspects; Long-Term Care; Catholicism; Religious aspects; Long-term care; Older people; Ethics; Aged; Catholic Church
Description: In this study of gerontological ethics and long-term care, Moses offers a history of the ethics of caregiving, an analysis of the present situation vis-a-vis contemporary society and Christian perspectives, and models for future care that incorporate an ethical responsibility to care. At this historical moment where an aging population, advances in medical care, and the rising costs of such care across the board have made ethics of health care a pressing national question, Ethics and the Elderly offers timely and useful reflections for ethicists, pastoral care givers, and medical providers. Academically sound and written at an accessible level, it will be a valuable text for courses in medical ethics and Catholic moral theology, and will also appeal to non-academic audiences dealing with the growing field of eldercare. (Publisher).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-199) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Aging today: understanding a dramatic feature of our world; title: Two models of long-term care: the Community of Sant-Egidio and the Green House Project; title: The elderly in the Bible; title: Discipleship, the church, and the elderly; title: Responding to a dramatic feature: witness, dialogue, and cooperation; title: Meeting the challenge of long-term care: a question for us all.