Into the House of Old : A History of Residential Care in British Columbia.

By:

Davies, Megan J

Material type: Text

TextSeries: McGill-Queen's/AMS Healthcare Studies in the History of Medicine, Health, and Society SeriesPublisher: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2003Copyright date: ©2003Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (264 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780773570795

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Into the House of OldLOC classification:

RA998.C3

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Summary: Spanning the period from the 1890s to the 1960s "Into the House of Old" details the lives and survival strategies of elderly people as they struggle to remain independent. Megan Davies opens the door to the institutional world of the old age home, demonstrating how the legacy of the poor law and the demands of the emerging welfare state worked together to shape residential care facilities for seniors. She looks at the experiences of elderly people on B.C.'s economic and social margins both before and after the advent of old age pensions, analysing the myriad strategies used by the elderly poor to stay out of institutions and the role of family, community, and state support in this process.

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Spanning the period from the 1890s to the 1960s "Into the House of Old" details the lives and survival strategies of elderly people as they struggle to remain independent. Megan Davies opens the door to the institutional world of the old age home, demonstrating how the legacy of the poor law and the demands of the emerging welfare state worked together to shape residential care facilities for seniors. She looks at the experiences of elderly people on B.C.'s economic and social margins both before and after the advent of old age pensions, analysing the myriad strategies used by the elderly poor to stay out of institutions and the role of family, community, and state support in this process.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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