Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes toward Older Patients in Acute Care in Israel
geism has been found to negatively affect the health care services that older persons receive, both implicitly through unfair resource allocation by the stakeholders, and explicitly, by providing...
View Article“Thinking Locally” Law, Aging and Municipal Government Findings from a...
In an increasingly globalized world, advocates for the rights of older persons have, in recent years, looked primarily to international law as the source of and tool for enforcing an expanded concept...
View ArticleAge and Ageism in Sentencing Practicces: Outcomes from a Case Law Review
As Canada’s population ages, the criminal justice system will increasingly be presented with the issue of how to appropriately sentence older offenders. Through a detailed review of reported Canadian...
View ArticleThe Meaning of Elder Self-Neglect: Social Workers' Perspective
Aims: To explore the unique aspects of the elder self-neglect phenomenon and to achieve phenomenological understanding of self-neglect through the eyes of professional social workers. Method: A...
View ArticleElder abuse and neglect in Israel:To report of to inform? Community nurses'...
In recent years there has been a growing attention in Israel to the social phenomena of elder abuse and neglect (EE&N). Two conceptually different policies have been adopted in Israel: (1)...
View ArticleOlder Europeans and the European Court of Justice
Background: the European Court of Justice (ECJ) is considered by many to be the most important judicial institution of the European Union today. Despite the potential importance and relevance of the...
View ArticleAging Prisoners: A Brief Report of Key Legal and Policy Dilemmas
Abstract: Background: The social phenomenon of the aging of the prison population has raised various legal and policy challenges. Objective: The goal of this brief report is to describe the current...
View ArticleComparing social workers' and older persons' perspectives on elder self-neglect.
In recent years there has been a growing public and professional interest in the social phenomena of "elder self neglect". From the early 1960s of the 20th century, self neglect was usually about...
View ArticleAgeism: Justice and Social Policy
This lecture attempts to connect the concepts of social justice, ageism, and social policy.
View ArticleSocial values and the role of law: the use of legal planning tools for old...
Historically, the Kibbutzim in Israel were established as collective, socialist communities. However, since the 1980s, the Kibbutz movement has undergone profound social processes. One of the outcomes...
View ArticleElder guardianship in Israel
This chapter provides an overview of the Israeli legal system with regard to adult guardianship.
View ArticleI take them with me - reflexivity in sensitive research
participants and the topics under study evoke within us? These questions are well known within the qualitative research methodology. This paper aims at using reflexivity to describe researchers’...
View ArticleThe Law and Ethics of Dementia
Dementia is a topic of enormous human, medical, economic, legal and ethical importance. Its importance grows as more of us live longer. The legal and ethical problems it raises are complex,...
View ArticleGuardianship: A Critical Analysis
This article critically analyzes the legal institution of adult guardianship in Israel.
View ArticleOlder Women with Intellectual Disability and the Meaning of Aging
Background: Aging with intellectual disability has become an important topic in light of the significant increase in life expectancy of this population. More specifically, the combination of gender,...
View ArticleAttitudes of patients with End-Stage Renal Disease towards dialysis and renal...
Introduction: End-stage renal disease is considered to be a complex chronic disease. It significantly impacts the quality of life of both patients and their families. The rise of life expectancy...
View ArticleAn American Friend in an Israeli Court: An Empirical Perspective
The legal concept of ‘amicus curiae’ (friend of the court) was unknown in Israeli law until 1999 when, in the course of a well-known legal decision (the Kuzli case), the Israeli Supreme Court adopted...
View ArticleIthaka: On the journey to a new international human rights convention for the...
I believe that as of today, we are all well into our journey for our own "Ithaka", i.e., a journey towards a new international convention for the rights of older persons. This journey can be...
View ArticleElder Guardianship Kaleidoscope - A Comparative Perspective
Historically the frail elderly, as well as other weak populations who are unable to care for themelves, have been subject to legal proceedings known as guardianship. Despite changes and reforms, adult...
View ArticleFrom negative to positive right to die at home
The choice of the old and terminally ill to die at home has been the subject of various types of research. However, one of the aspects of this subject, which has been investigated very little, is its...
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