GERO 471

Elder Care and Family Care Giving

Units: 1.5

Family care giving will be explored as an integral aspect of providing necessary and effective care to aging adults. The trends, issues and needs of family care giving will be examined within the context of available community resources and services, including an examination of the impact of costs and responsibilities associated with family care giving. The ethical, legal and social issues involved in family care giving will be explored.

Undergraduate course in Gerontology offered by the School of Public Health and Social Policy in the Faculty of Human and Social Development.