Care of Older Persons

Mala Kapur Shankardass, an international consultant, is an academician, researcher, writer and an activist with higher educational qualifications inclusive of doctoral and post-doctoral specialization in sociology, health social sciences, and gerontology. Now retired, she has 38 years of teaching experience and holding important positions as senior faculty member at the University of Delhi, India. She continues to lecture at different academic departments in both Indian and foreign universities and is also involved with prestigious assignments with various institutions including the United Nations.

1. Care of Older Persons: Perspectives, Experiences, Challenges and Responses Part 1 Care Perspectives 2. Ethical Challenges in the Care of Older Adults: Experience from the United States of America 3. Seniors’ Poverty in British Columbia, Canada: A Social Justice Issue 4. End of life care and the Ageing Population: Asian Perspectives 5. Why Restructuring Residential Care Matters: A Global Perspective 6. Developing a Model for Caregiver’s Training and Support 7. Emerging Challenges of Care of Elderly: Need for Newer Strategies for Nurses in India Part 2 Long Term Care 8. From Policy to Practice: A Comparative Anglo-German View of Long-Term Care Provision for Older People 9. Canadian Experience in Providing Care in Long-Term Care Homes 10. Expanding Policies for Hiring Foreign Long-Term Care Workers in Japan: Current Status, Challenges, and Responses Part 3 Dementia Care 11. Caring for Older People with Dementia: A Global Perspective 12. Caring for People with Dementia in Australia Part 4 Country Experiences 13. Care for the Elderly in Singapore – Policies, Delivery Systems, and Paradigms 14. Senior Care in Poland 15. Population Aging and Care Arrangements in Later Life in the Netherlands 16. Concluding Comments