Long-Term Care Decisions: Ethical and Conceptual Dimensions

By Laurence B. McCullough

Physical, mental, or social changes in the life of an elderly person may result in a loss of self-sufficiency. Deciding how to compensate for changes-a process that often involves family members, tends, or health professionals-frequently leads to consideration of long-term care. Most of the existing literature on ethics and decision making, however, focuses on acute care and does not necessarily-apply to issues involved in choosing long-term care.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801849934
• ISBN13: 9780801849930
• Release Date: May 1995
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"