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The privatization of care : the case of nursing homes

Armstrong, Pat, 1945- editor, Armstrong, Hugh, 1943- editor

2020

Overview

\"Nursing homes are where some of the most vulnerable live and work. In too many homes, the conditions of work make it difficult to make care as good as it can be. For the last eight years an international team from Germany, Sweden, Norway, the UK, the US and Canada have been searching for promising practices that treat residents, families and staff with dignity and respect in ways that can also bring joy. While we did find ideas worth sharing, we also saw a disturbing trend toward privatization. Privatization is the process of moving away not only from public delivery and public payment for health services but also from a commitment to shared responsibility, democratic decision-making, and the idea that the public sector operates according to a logic of service to all. This book documents moves toward privatization in the six countries and their consequences for families, staff, residents, and, eventually, us all. None of the countries has escaped pressure from powerful forces in and outside government pushing for privatization in all its forms. However, the wide variations in the extent and nature of privatization indicate privatization is not inevitable and our research shows there are alternatives\"-- c Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
• Subject: Nursing homes. / Privatization.
• ISBN: 9781138346017, 1138346012, 9781138346024, 1138346020

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
HV1454.P75 2020	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE