Community Care for Older People: A Comparative Perspective - Hardcover

This book provides students, teachers and practitioners concerned with health and social services with an accessible textbook on community care for older people in Europe and North America. It compares ways in which basic components of community care are funded, organised and provided by governmental and non-governmental agencies, allowing practitioners and policy-makers to learn from the experiences of their counterparts in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.