Download or read book Home-based Care, the Elderly, the Family, and the Welfare State written by Frédéric Lesemann and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on overviews from seven industrial countries, the various contributors look at government interventions targeting the dependent elderly and situate this group in the framework of demographic change and history of social services and social policy. They identify current challenges and highlight certain response strategies, which often represent experimental solutions.