ABSTRACT

Portraying people who have lived and worked in long-term nursing home facilities, Elder Care Catastrophe reveals how organizational dynamics and everyday rituals have unintentionally led to resident neglect and abuse. Backed up by research and grounded in sociological theory, this book offers alternative models for lessening the maltreatment of people living in nursing homes. It provides critical information for family members struggling with nursing home issues, nursing home employees, policy-makers, students and researchers concerned with elder care issues.

chapter Chapter 1|26 pages

Just Wanting to Die

chapter Chapter 2|17 pages

Bureaucracy and Rituals in Everyday Life

chapter Chapter 3|23 pages

A History of Nursing Homes

chapter Chapter 4|16 pages

Rules over Compassion

chapter Chapter 5|16 pages

Products Not People

chapter Chapter 6|16 pages

Tranquilizing the Troublemakers

chapter Chapter 7|14 pages

I'm No Baby

chapter Chapter 9|13 pages

The Bureaucratic Boom

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