Institutionalization and Alternative Futures

by Jon Hendricks

No one wants to put an aging relative in a "home." But very few people have an understanding of the issues involved and options available for an older person who needs outside care. This important book offers a variety of new insights into ways of maximizing choice, independence, and well-being, and minimizing the emotional stunting often associated with institutionalization. Both imaginative institutional programs and such alternatives as community...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415785316
• ISBN13: 9780415785310
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"