Aging, Health, and Family: Long-Term Care

Long term care of the elderly has become an important issue in recent years. Researchers and policy-makers are urgently seeking ways of improving social service systems in response to a dramatic increase in the number of older people as a percentage of the total population. @3In this comprehensive collection of original papers, leading scholars and practitioners draw on the latest empirical research in their discussion of: @3} The role of family members as informal care-givers @3} The interaction between families and social service systems, both community based and institutional @3} The policy implications of integrating family members into the continuum of long term care of the elderly @3This volume will be valuable reading for students, researchers and professionals in gerontology, family studies, social services and related fields.Brubaker, Timothy H. is the author of 'Aging, Health, and Family: Long-Term Care' with ISBN 9780803925915 and ISBN 0803925913.