Abuse is in the eyes of the beholder: Using multiple perspectives to evaluate elder mistreatment under round-the-clock foreign home carers in Israel

Ageing and Society

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 499-520

  Ayalon, Liat ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

abuse; domestic care; globalisation; long term care; neglect; older adults; unmet needs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BASIC NEEDS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ELDER ABUSE; EYE; FAMILY STUDY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; ISRAEL; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OFFENDER; RECIPIENT; RESPONSIBILITY; WORKER;

EID: 78649537084     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X1000108X     Document Type: Article

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