Legal aspects of elder care
By: Marshall B. Kapp.
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Sudbury, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9780763756321
Subjects: Old people -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States; Aged -- United States; Health Services for the Aged -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United States; Geriatrics -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United States; Public Policy -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The right to make decisions : informed consent and refusal; title: Legal aspects of death and dying; title: Legal interventions for incapacitated older persons; title: Regulation and financing of geriatric services and settings; title: Older individuals and the right to privacy; title: Research participation and older persons; title: Family law issues and older persons; title: Protection of older consumers; title: Age discrimination and the law.