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Peer reviewedHasselkus, Betty Risteen – Gerontologist, 1997
Examines the ethical aspects of the experience of providing day care to dementia patients. Results, based on telephone interviews (N=40), indicate that ethical challenges arise in everyday incidents when participants, staff, or family members "cross the line" of acceptable behavior. Staff responses ranged from benign manipulation to…
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Alzheimers Disease, Caregiver Role, Ethics
