A history of residential care for older people

A history of residential care for older people

'the last refuge' revisited

by Julia Johnson

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This text revisits Peter Townsend's classic study of residential care for older people in Britain conducted in the late 1950s. It provides not only a fascinating account of residential care for older people over the last 50 years but is also an important contribution to the literature on research methods.

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