Care of the Elderly

Focusing on mental health rather than mental illness, this book adopts a lifecourse approach to understanding mental health and wellbeing in later ...

What ‘kind’ of community is demanded by a problem like dementia? As aspects of care continue to transition from institutional to community and hom...

Giving voice to the lived experiences of people with dementia across the globe, including Australia, Canada, Sweden and the UK, this critical and e...

Social work and social care services should treat older people as citizens with the same humanity and rights as every other citizen. That means ser...

Transitions and the life course: Challenging the constructions of 'growing old' explores and challenges dominant interpretations of transitions as ...

Applying interdisciplinary perspectives about everyday life to vital issues in the lives of older people, this book maps together the often taken-f...

Over the next 40 years the number of people aged 60+ in the world, many of whom live in developing regions, will grow by 1¼ billion. What will old ...

The time has come to further challenge biomedical and clinical thinking about dementia, which has for so long underpinned policy and practice. Fram...

This book focuses on older people as makers of meaning and insight, highlighting the evolving values, priorities and ways of communicating that mak...

This book focuses on older people as makers of meaning and insight, highlighting the evolving values, priorities and ways of communicating that mak...

Since the early 1990s, long-term care policies have undergone significant transformations across OECD countries. In some countries these changes ha...

Applying interdisciplinary perspectives about everyday life to vital issues in the lives of older people, this book maps together the often taken-f...

As the field of aging and gerontology grows worldwide, this exciting guide introduces students to key issues and concepts. It covers topics related...

Johann Christoph Arnold, cuyos libros han ayudado a millones de lectores en los desafíos de la vida, desea que redescubramos las riquezas espiritua...

A stunning 10th anniversary edition of Rev. Dr. Jade C. Angelica’s beloved memoir and pastoral guide for those who love someone with Alzheimer's. W...

What does it mean to grow old? What makes later life meaningful? What gives a frail and isolated or institutionalised older person their sense of w...

Presenting clergy and chaplains with unique therapeutic tools for helping senior adults enrich their later years, this book gives advice on how to ...

Moving into care is a significant life event for older people and their families and often occurs at a time when other life stresses such as deaths...

Productive Ageing is the involvement of older adults in society through employment, volunteering, caregiving, education and skill building. In 2020...