Caring for Our Elders

Multicultural Experiences with Nursing Home Placement
Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-0-231-11459-2
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 229 mm x 152 mm, Gewicht: 320 g

Almost forty percent of American adults age sixty-five and over spend some time in a nursing home, and residents in nursing homes will be increasingly diverse racially and ethnically because of changing demographics. The decision to place a family member in a nursing home is often extremely difficult, especially when the family belongs to a group with a strong tradition of filial responsibility. Despite these realities, little has been written about the stresses families of diverse cultural backgrounds experience in making this challenging decision.

This book describes the experiences of seventy-five African American and Afro-Caribbean, white Jewish, and Latina/o residents and their relatives and friends who have been their caregivers. Integrating original qualitative research with quantitative data and theoretical perspectives and findings from other studies, Patricia Kolb not only presents new perspectives on how caregiving varies across racial and ethnic backgrounds but also dispels numerous stereotypes about nursing home placement among diverse groups.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kolb, Patricia

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Pflege Altenpflege
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik: Kranken-, Alten- und Behindertenhilfe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The Need for Nursing Home Placement2. Research About Caregiving by Family and Friends3. Earlier Years: Life Within Families and Communities4. Changing Health, Changing Relationships5. The Placement Process: Decisions and Transitions6. Settling In: Adjusting to the Changes7. Continuing to Care for Relatives in the Nursing Home8. Who Helps Residents and Their Relatives?ReferencesIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Patricia Kolb is an assistant professor at Lehman College of the City University of New York.