The Caring Self

by Clare L. Stacey

Book Overview

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were approximately 1.7 million home health aides and personal and home care aides in the United States as of 2008. These home care aides are rapidly becoming the backbone of America's system of long-term care, and their numbers continue to grow. Often referred to as frontline care providers or direct care workers, home care aides--disproportionately women of color--bathe, feed, and offer...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801476992
• ISBN13: 9780801476990
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: ILR Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher