Care of the Elderly

Ageing of the Oppressed: A Pandemic of Intersectional Injustice explores what it is like to grow older with accumulating and intersecting discrimin...

Ageing of the Oppressed: A Pandemic of Intersectional Injustice explores what it is like to grow older with accumulating and intersecting discrimin...

No one wants to think about getting older. Its true. At any age, when things are moving along normally day to day and everyone seems fit and well,...

This book examines the risks and benefits of Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC). CCRCs can benefit older Americans by allowing them to m...

Elder abuse is a pervasive phenomenon around the world with devastating effects on the victims. Although it is not a new phenomenon, interest in ex...

Elder abuse -- including neglect, abandonment, and financial exploitation, as well as physical and psychological abuse -- affects millions of Ameri...

The transformative role music therapy can play in all areas of healthcare, and especially in the care of older adults is increasingly apparent. How...

A vital source of solace and compassion for those whose loved one has dementia, rooted in the authors unflinching experience of caring for her moth...

Despite the stereotype of older adults primarily abusing alcohol, clinical practice insights indicate that the baby-boom generation frequently abus...

An expert on elder justice maps the challenges of aging, how things go wrong, and presents powerful tools we can use to forge better long lives for...

New neighbour. Tale as old as time.Sixteen years ago, teenager Will Sterling saw or rather, heard the girl of his dreams. Now an unexpected inher...

The international bestseller - an uplifting story of cross-generational living and friendship. Twenty-one-year-old nursing student Teun Toebes (bo...

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. The COVID-19 pandemic has made unpaid care more visible through its absence, while ...

By using the right elements, outdoor spaces that were previously underutilized can become more inviting, functional, and well-used.Case studies, 3D...

It is widely acknowledged that todays dementia care needs improving, so what is holding it back? Dementia consultant Anne Ellett draws on her exten...

Explains why there is a crisis in caring for elderly people and how the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated it Because government policies are based on a...

A positive antidote to the negative narrative on caregiving, Positive Caregiving helps those who are caring for older adults connect with their car...