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As the median age of the population increases, the care and housing of the elderly in the U.S. are of increasing concern. Jeanie Kayser-Jones compares a typical private institution in the U.S. with...
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  • Publication Date: 10 September 1990
  • ISBN: 9780520069619
  • Pages: 160
  • Imprint: University of California Press
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As the median age of the population increases, the care and housing of the elderly in the U.S. are of increasing concern. Jeanie Kayser-Jones compares a typical private institution in the U.S. with a government-owned home in Scotland.

Her analysis compels attention to the systematic abuse of the institutionalized elderly in the U.S.
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Price: $31.95
Pages: 160
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Series: Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care
Publication Date: 10 September 1990
Trim Size: 8.50 X 5.50 in
ISBN: 9780520069619
Format: Paperback
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Jeanie Schmit Kayser-Jones is Professor of Medical Anthropology and Gerontological Nursing at the University of California, San Francisco.