Cantor M H
Fordham University, New York, NY 10023-7479.
Gerontologist. 1991 Jun;31(3):337-46. doi: 10.1093/geront/31.3.337.
A holistic approach to the provision of social care of the elderly can best meet their future needs for assistance. In this paper, the concept of social care is delineated, and a systemwide model presented. This model emphasizes the interrelatedness of the component parts--informal, mediating, and formal--and the need for well-articulated linkages among them. Trends affecting future demand for care, and the ability of family and community to respond, are discussed. Although the family will retain an important role, some of its functions may shift to formal care in the decades ahead. Within the proposed framework, a research and policy agenda is suggested.
提供老年人社会照料的整体方法能够最好地满足他们未来的援助需求。本文阐述了社会照料的概念，并提出了一个全系统模型。该模型强调了组成部分——非正式、中介和正式部分——之间的相互关联性以及它们之间建立清晰明确联系的必要性。文中讨论了影响未来照料需求的趋势以及家庭和社区的应对能力。虽然家庭将继续发挥重要作用，但在未来几十年里其一些功能可能会向正式照料转移。在所提出的框架内，还建议了一个研究和政策议程。
