Care of the elderly

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

This text responds to the urgent need for health practitioners to take an innovative approach to the challenge of dementia.

Das Buch befasst sich mit dem ressourcenorientierten Pflegekonzept der Aktivierend-therapeutischen Pflege, das geriatrische Patientinnen und Patienten bei ihrer Alltags- und Lebensgestaltung unterstützt.

'Discover the secret to thriving in old age' Telegraph'In front of me is an adventure with old age as my companion, my shadow and confederate, maybe my friend.

Offering practical advice for arts therapists and health care professionals, this book emphasizes the importance of putting the individual before the illness to provide holistic, person-centred support for people with dementia.

This book explores the critical issue of how to manage the ever-increasing demand for social care in Britain's ageing society.

A clinical guide for all health specialists offering practical, relevant and comprehensive information on managing the elderly patient.

The topic of communication in elderly care is becoming ever more pressing, with an aging world population and burgeoning numbers of people needing care.

This book will help readers to better understand and address a strange social phenomenon: the apparent choice by some seniors to live in squalor.

How can carers and relatives support a person's identity, relationships and emotional wellbeing through changes that occur in the later stages of dementia?

This unusual book presents three prize-winning one-act plays on the hard choices that patients, their families, and their physicians often face at the end of life.

Exploring the key issues around anti-discriminatory practice for professionals working in mental health services, this book looks at ways to improve the health and social care of older people from minority and excluded communities.

Even in the later stages of the disease, when memory, words and relationships are affected, it is possible for people with dementia to express emotions, imagination, humour, sensitivities and personal preferences.

The significance of attachment theory for working with older people has been overlooked, and yet its importance is clear - evident in the experiences of people who struggle to adapt to new ways of living, to life with limiting health conditions, or to new social networks.

Advocating doll therapy as an intervention for people with dementia, this book combines theory and evidence to show its many benefits and present guidelines for best-practice.

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Social Care, Service Users and User Involvement provides a definitive introduction to practical, philosophical and theoretical issues at the heart of user involvement.

Building on the success of Working with the Elderly and their Carers, this new edition pursues an in depth understanding of therapy with older people.

Examines both novel and traditional paradigms that could extend our knowledge and understanding of the well-being of the oldest old.

What is quality of life?

What is age?

In this insightful collection, academic experts consider the impact of neoliberal policies and ideology on the status of care work in Nordic countries.

While life in a nursing home is rarely considered a first choice, at times it's the best choice.

The care of patients with advanced and terminal illness can be extremely rewarding but often causes professionals a considerable amount of discomfort.

Dementia has been widely debated from the perspectives of biomedicine and social psychology.

This authoritative collection sets out the critical role and application of evaluation in identifying and developing good practice in a range of dementia care settings.

Many western nations have experienced a rise in the number of marginalised and deprived inner-city neighbourhoods.

The award-winning PEARL (Positively Enriching and enhancing Residents' Lives) programme was developed to enable care homes to move from providing good fundamental care to excellent person-centred dementia care.

Immer mehr Menschen erkranken an Demenz.

Whether you provide care for older people, or you are simply interested in ageing, this complete primer on the psychology of ageing explains the key issues clearly and concisely.

The way in which dementia is understood and treated is changing, with a growing focus on the individual's experience and person-centred approaches to care.

Advocating an intersectional approach to care, this book sets out advice for therapists and professionals on adopting culturally sensitive and trans-affirmative practices when working with trans and gender non-conforming clients regardless of age, race, ethnicity or religion.

Examines both novel and traditional paradigms that could extend our knowledge and understanding of the well-being of the oldest old.

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

The topic of communication in elderly care is becoming ever more pressing, with an aging world population and burgeoning numbers of people needing care.

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This volume examines the importance of time and place, as applied to aging families.

Alcohol misuse is becoming an increasingly significant issue for people aged 55 and over, and providing effective counselling services to this growing client group requires a unique and specialised approach.

Winner of the Richard Kalish Innovative Publication Award 2021.

Person-centred dementia care relies on leadership that supports the ongoing process of learning about and valuing individuals, their feelings, strengths and needs, and using this knowledge to enhance wellbeing and create a positive care environment.

This innovative book sets out practical guidance for people with dementia, their families and carers on reducing the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.

Dementia is a devastating disorder which may dramatically interfere with decision-making abilities.

A comprehensive and practical manual describing the manifestations, pathophysiology and therapies for non-motor Parkinson''s Disease.

With today's availability of Social Security and Medicare, we typically think of the older years as a stage in life where people are supported financially.

I felt like a caged animal.

Giving voice to the lived experiences of people with dementia across the globe, including Australia, Canada, Sweden and the UK, this critical and evidence-based collection engages with the realities of life for people living with dementia at home and within their neighbourhoods.

One year shy of her fiftieth wedding anniversary, Dee Hershberger was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.