Towards human rights in residential care for older persons : international perspectives / edited by Helen Meenan, Nicola Rees, and Israel Doron.

Contributor(s): Meenan, Helen [editor.] | Rees, Nicola [editor.] | Doron, Israel [editor.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016Description: ix, 228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780415725552; 0415725550Subject(s): Older people -- Institutional care -- Legal status, laws, etc | Human rights | Health Services for the Aged -- legislation & jurisprudence | Home Care Services -- legislation & jurisprudence | Human Rights | Aged | Quality of Health CareDDC classification: 362.61 LOC classification: HV1454 | .T693 2016
Contents:
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 -- 5. The residential care of older people in England and the special relevance of dignity and human rights -- 6. 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 -- Conclusion: From 'residential care' to 'ageing with dignity'.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 -- 5. The residential care of older people in England and the special relevance of dignity and human rights -- 6. 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 -- Conclusion: From 'residential care' to 'ageing with dignity'.

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