Care of the Elderly

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...

“Longer lifespans and the needs of the oldest old are challenging the senior living industry to find bold and compassionate solutions to combine pr...

This book investigates the Internet use and online engagement of China's elderly population, especially in relation to the formation of their socia...

Unravel the complexities of effectively managing behaviours that challenge through the 6-stage Target model. The 6 stages offer an empowering tool ...

So you're now a carer. Your elderly parents need you as never before. Nobody's ever trained you for what comes next, yet you re the unofficial proj...

This book develops a care justice framework to critique and disrupt current policies and reframe a policy blueprint for elevating a just organizati...

This book develops a care justice framework to critique and disrupt current policies and reframe a policy blueprint for elevating a just organizati...

Johann Christoph Arnold, admired by such prominent spiritual and inspirational leaders as Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, Cardinal Dolan, Pete Seege...

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

This new edited volume seeks to meet the growing need for ways to support people with dementia across the whole course and trajectory of dementia c...

Gender diversity and non-conformity are becoming increasingly visible within society. As more trans and non-binary service users ‘come out’ and tra...

Named a 2013 Doody's Core Title! Doody's Medical Reviews Score: 92, 4 Stars! [This book] is well written and achieves its aim of exploring the mean...

We are living longer lives, and have choices now as never before about how we will age. But what will make us happy? What changes, made right now, ...

Social class in later life: Power, identity and lifestyle provides the most up-to-date collection of new and emerging research relevant to contempo...

The mistreatment of older people is increasingly recognised internationally as a significant abuse of elders’ human rights. ‘Scandals’ and inquirie...

This book examines the growing importance of positive psychology and its connection to later life. Applies Social Role Valorisation (SVR) princip...

Portraying people who have lived and worked in long-term nursing home facilities, Elder Care Catastrophe reveals how organizational dynamics and ev...

Portraying people who have lived and worked in long-term nursing home facilities, Elder Care Catastrophe reveals how organizational dynamics and ev...