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1 online resource |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Notes on contributors; Introduction; 1 Human rights and residential care for older adults in sub-Saharan Africa: case study of Kenya; 2 What's new in the residential care of the elderly in the Arab and Islamic world? The case of Egypt; 3 Human rights and residential care for older persons -- an Australian perspective; 4 Protecting the rights of Chinese older persons in need of residential care: the social justice and health equity dilemma in the People's Republic of China |
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5 The residential care of older people in England and the special relevance of dignity and human rights6 In search of rights in a paternalistic environment: the Israeli experience of regulating residential care for older persons; 7 Human rights and residential care for older people in Japan; 8 Residential care in the United States: a persistent struggle for quality, dignity and independence; 9 Dignity as a theoretical and legal construct in the context of care for older persons and the developing human rights agenda for older persons |
| Summary |
People are leading significantly longer lives than previous generations did, and the proportion of older people in the population is growing. Residential care for older people will become increasingly necessary as our society ages and, we will require more of it. At this moment in time, the rights of older people receive attention at international and regional levels, with the United Nations, the Organization of American States and the African Union exploring the possibility of establishing new conventions for the rights of older persons. This book explores the rights of older people and their |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 4, 2015) |
| Subject |
Older people -- Institutional care -- Legal status, laws, etc
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Human rights.
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Older people.
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Health Services for the Aged -- legislation & jurisprudence
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Home Care Services -- legislation & jurisprudence
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Aged, 80 and over
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Human Rights
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Aged
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Quality of Health Care
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elderly.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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Older people
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Human rights
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Meenan, Helen, editor.
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Rees, Nicola, editor
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Doron, Israel, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781317910732 |
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1317910737 |
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0415725550 |
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9780415725552 |
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1315849720 |
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9781315849720 |
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