Mary M Ball (Author) ,  Frank J Whittington (Author)

• Dedication Preface Frank J. Whittington Acknowledgements Introduction Mary M. Ball Part I: The Context of Care •Meeting the Participants •Abilities and Disabilities •Health Care Practices •Social WorldsPart II: The Informal Care Experience •Family and Friends •The Dilemma of Dependency •Bargaining for CarePart III: The Formal Care Experience •The Role of Formal Care •Quality of Care The Client's Reality •Someone to Come By: The Social Component of Formal Care •Making the Client RolePart IV: Conclusion •What Does It Mean? •Epilogue •Author Index •Subject Index

Mary M Ball (Author) ,  Frank J Whittington (Author)

• Dedication Preface Frank J. Whittington Acknowledgements Introduction Mary M. Ball Part I: The Context of Care •Meeting the Participants •Abilities and Disabilities •Health Care Practices •Social WorldsPart II: The Informal Care Experience •Family and Friends •The Dilemma of Dependency •Bargaining for CarePart III: The Formal Care Experience •The Role of Formal Care •Quality of Care The Client's Reality •Someone to Come By: The Social Component of Formal Care •Making the Client RolePart IV: Conclusion •What Does It Mean? •Epilogue •Author Index •Subject Index

Mary M Ball (Author) ,  Frank J Whittington (Author)

• Dedication Preface Frank J. Whittington Acknowledgements Introduction Mary M. Ball Part I: The Context of Care •Meeting the Participants •Abilities and Disabilities •Health Care Practices •Social WorldsPart II: The Informal Care Experience •Family and Friends •The Dilemma of Dependency •Bargaining for CarePart III: The Formal Care Experience •The Role of Formal Care •Quality of Care The Client's Reality •Someone to Come By: The Social Component of Formal Care •Making the Client RolePart IV: Conclusion •What Does It Mean? •Epilogue •Author Index •Subject Index