States of Confusion: Australian Policies and the Elderly Confused

Abstract

As part of its research on the welfare of old people, the Social Welfare Research Centre commissioned Jan Carter to spend three months reviewing federal and state government policies which relate to care of those with brain failure. The paper identifies the resources which go into care of the population in question and where they are to be found. It then tries to elucidate why these resources exist and to uncover some of the political and social policies which sustain these resources.