Home Care for the Elderly: An International Perspective - Hardcover

This work presents the results of a study that analyzes how the countries of Argentina, Canada, England, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden have responded to the increasing need for home health care. The international scope of the work makes its evaluative material and recommendations useful to both health care professionals and international policy makers.

ABRAHAM MONK is Professor of Social Work and Gerontology at the Columbia University of Social Work. He is author of over 100 publications in scholarly and professional journals in the fields of aging, social planning, and evaluative research. He is also the author of five books, including Handbook of Gerontological Services. He has conducted research on intergenerational relations, housing and sheltered environments, long term care, retirement adjustment, and elderly policy formulation.

CAROLE COX is Associate Professor of Social Work at the National Catholic School of Social Services, Catholic University of America. Previously, she was Director of the Gerontology Program and Center at San Jose State University and a National Institute of Mental Health Fellow. She has studied at the London School of Economics and Political Science and worked at the World Health Organization. In addition to her work on home care, her research and publications have focused on health care issues of the elderly, older persons' use of community services, and the special needs of minority populations.