Article Publication Date:
9/18/2005
Summary:
<i>Taking Care</i>, a report to the President by the Council on Bioethics, addresses the ethical challenges of caregiving in our rapidly aging society, with special attention to the care of people with dementia. The report aims to enrich public discussions about aging, dementia, and caregiving, to encourage policymakers to take up these complicated yet urgent issues, and to offer ethical guidance for caregivers—professional and familial.
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Types/Tools:
Sources:
The President's Council on Bioethics
Programs/Initiatives:
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States:
paid home-care providers; Advance Directives; Ethical Caregiving; dementia; dying
Contact
The President\'s Council on Bioethics
info@bioethics.gov
Phone:
202-296-4669
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/50756