Care of the Elderly

Proven to enhance wellbeing, posture, breathing and sleep, and reduce anxiety and agitation, this programme shows how yoga can be adapted to benefi...

How are individual and social ideas of late-onset dementia shaped and negotiated in film, literature, the arts, and the media? And how can the symb...

The mistreatment of older people is increasingly recognised internationally as a significant abuse of elders human rights. Scandals and inquiries i...

To provide high quality dementia care, professionals need to be both knowledgeable about dementia and skilled in the provision of care. This book i...

The innovative Newcastle Challenging Behaviour Model for dementia care has recently been updated, leading to new advances in the field. This revise...

A History of the Royal Hospital Chelsea looks at the hospital's beginnings, with its Royal patronage and heritage which dates back to King Charles ...

Spiritual reminiscence is a way of communicating that acknowledges the person as a spiritual being and seeks to engage the person in a more meaning...

Highly Commended in Medicine in the 2018 BMA Medical Book AwardsPeople with dementia increasingly find themselves staying in hospitals for extended...

Health and social care practitioners are increasingly called upon to provide care to elderly people from a number of different faiths and cultures....

No field of study more completely integrates the mature person over the life course than does gerontology. Understanding senior citizens-who repres...

Smart homes, home automation and ambient-assisted living are terms used to describe technological systems that enrich our living environment and pr...

Practice guidelines for management of conditions prevalent in long-term geriatric care are based, by and large, on expert consensus and rarely on c...

This book examines the policies, challenges, and quality of life issues in palliative care and nursing home care facilities. Some topics discussed ...

Antipsychotic drugs are frequently prescribed to older adults with dementia. Dementia affects millions of older adults, causing behavioral symptoms...

Alzheimer''''s disease is an illness of the brain. It causes large numbers of nerve cells in the brain to die. This affects a person''''s ability t...