Care of the Elderly

When tasked with providing activities for older people in care homes, it can be difficult to know where to begin. What constitutes an activity? How...

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people often face unique challenges as they grow older. It is vital that those providing them with ca...

Focusing on individual Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities such as Irish, Caribbean, South Asian, Chinese and Jewish, this accessib...

*Highly Commended in the Health and Social Care category at the 2012 British Medical Association Book Awards*Behaviours that challenge can signific...

Personalisation builds on person-centred care to focus on how people with dementia can have more choice and control over decisions affecting them, ...

The award-winning PEARL (Positively Enriching and enhancing Residents' Lives) programme was developed to enable care homes to move from providing g...

Presenting the most up-to-date information available about dementia and intellectual disabilities, this book brings together the latest internation...

This practical handbook will empower activity coordinators and carers to run safe, rewarding and health-giving dance and movement sessions with old...

Introducing life story work, a way for people with dementia to connect with their relatives, carers and the professionals working with them. This e...

Dispelling the myths about how personalisation works for people with dementia living in care homes, this book demonstrates how to introduce Individ...

Working with older people in care can be challenging and frustrating, especially when they behave in ways that seem irrational, aggressive, or unre...

Even in the later stages of the disease, when memory, words and relationships are affected, it is possible for people with dementia to express emot...

How does caregiving affect health and well-being and what resources help caregivers? This book provides a synthesis of psychological research on ca...

Your needs as a caregiver are just as important as those your family member with Alzheimer's Disease or dementia. This book will provide just the i...