Care of the Elderly

The findings from the study are a significant contribution to the growing international body of knowledge on the abuse of vulnerable adults. Pritch...

Highly Commended in the Public Health category of the 2003 BMA Medical Book Competition.'The book is also helpfully laid out. `Signposts' in right ...

A comprehensive text addressing this issue is welcome and this book addresses service provision for older people with disabilities from a UK, USA a...

India’s ageing population is growing rapidly; over 60s constitute 7 per cent of the total population and this is projected to triple in the next fo...

Spiritual Growth and Care in the Fourth Age of Life explores the spiritual dimension of ageing and investigates the role of pastoral and spiritual ...

Social Services for Senior Gay Men and Lesbians is an important new reference that provides those in the helping professions with practical informa...

Stressing the importance of communicating effectively, understanding the needs of older persons, and developing trust at all levels of service, thi...

s your gerontological social work program as comprehensiveand as well attendedas it could be? Advancing Gerontological Social Work Education will ...

Cope with legal, financial, and medical issues Minimize anxiety and stress and make the later years golden Need help caring for an elderly loved ...

Written by leading thinkers in the field, this text provides an in-depth analysis of the economic and policy issues associated with individual and ...

As the median age of the population increases, the care and housing of the elderly in the U.S. are of increasing concern. Jeanie Kayser-Jones compa...

This book was nurtured by the belief that the new dynamics of today's and tomorrow's aging has not yet been treated well in the gerontology literat...

This volume and its companion, The new dynamics of ageing volume 1, provide comprehensive multi-disciplinary overviews of the very latest research ...

The notion of quality of life has for several decades been well-established in ethical debate about health care and the care of older people.  Dign...

Working in residential or domiciliary settings involves a continuing process of learning. Every day, social care workers face challenges that force...

The correlation between 'disengagement' and illness in people with dementia living in long-term care settings is becoming more widely recognised, a...

Those working in residential or domiciliary settings have a responsibility to maintain a clean, safe and secure work environment. Health and Safety...

Social care workers in residential or domiciliary settings need to be able to communicate effectively in order to carry out their work. Supporting ...

Working in residential or domiciliary settings involves a responsibility to safeguard adults from harm and abuse. This workbook will provide staff ...

Learn how public policies can help families provide the care their elderly relatives needFamily and Aging Policy examines how public initiatives to...

Affordable, easy-to-use, and flexible transportation options are vital to older adults' quality of life. Community Mobility: Driving and Transporta...

Learn how public policies can help families provide the care their elderly relatives needFamily and Aging Policy examines how public initiatives to...

This book was nurtured by the belief that the new dynamics of today's and tomorrow's aging has not yet been treated well in the gerontology literat...