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.
Examining recent research and practice on reminiscence, life review and life story work, this book offers critical accounts of the rapidly growing and extensive global literature, and highlights the continuing relevance and effectiveness of these therapeutic methods.
Focusing on individual Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities such as Irish, Caribbean, South Asian, Chinese and Jewish, this accessible guide brings together key information on the impact of living with dementia in BAME communities into a single comprehensive resource for front-line staff as well as an information source for families and carers.
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.
Effective communication is critical for everyone, and this insightful book teaches the skills needed by healthcare staff in their day-to-day interactions with people with dementia and their families.
The book outlines a range of non-pharmacological therapies clinicians can adopt in their daily practice and sets out information and advice on each therapy and how to implement them in practice, illustrated with case studies and practical examples and drawing on the author's own clinical work.
Presenting simple and cost-effective solutions for maintaining and improving mealtime abilities, this book discusses the practical aspects of eating and drinking as part of person-centred dementia care.
Aktivitäten schnell und einfach planen - erfüllte Tage im AlterDas umfassende und fundierte Lehr- und Nachschlagewerk geht auf die verschiedenen Bedürfnisse nach sinnvoller Beschäftigung alter Menschen durch zahlreiche unterschiedliche geragogische Angebote ein und berücksichtigt dabei die Demenz als zentrales Schwerpunktthema in der Altenpflege.
More and more people, particularly the very elderly, are becoming interested in what is known as fasting to death - a method of ending their own lives in a self-determined way.
Das vorliegende Werk liefert ein für die generalistische Pflegeausbildung konzipiertes Arbeitsbuch für Lehrkräfte und Auszubildende mit dem Schwerpunkt Geriatrie.
Das vorliegende Werk liefert ein für die generalistische Pflegeausbildung konzipiertes Arbeitsbuch für Lehrkräfte und Auszubildende mit dem Schwerpunkt Geriatrie.
El presente trabajo se realizó en la organización La casa de la Abuela Juana, de la ciudad de San Antonio Oeste, Río Negro donde se encuentran institucionalizados adultos mayores de más de sesenta y cinco años, surgiendo como interrogante qué diferencias se obtendrían si se compararan los adultos mayores en diferentes contextos de vida, por lo tanto tuvo como objetivo comparar la calidad de vida de los adultos mayores institucionalizados, con los adultos mayores no institucionalizados, para determinar el grado de influencia que tiene la salud y en qué forma es esta percibida por los adultos mayores en su bienestar y en su calidad de vida.
A prominent geriatric psychiatrist details the good, the bad, and the ugly aspects of places where those with dementia are treated-from emergency rooms and psychiatric hospitals to assisted living facilities and nursing homes.
THE DEFINITIVE TEXT ON THE PRINCIPLES AND CLINCAL PRACTICE OF NURSING HOME CARENursing Home Care is a practical textbook designed to serve as a rich evidence-based resource to provide physicians and other practitioners with the information and knowledge to advance nursing home care.
The politics of old age in the twenty first century is contentious, encompassing ideological debates about the rights and welfare entitlements of individuals in later life.
The politics of old age in the twenty first century is contentious, encompassing ideological debates about the rights and welfare entitlements of individuals in later 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.
The second, expanded edition of this acclaimed memoir by an Alzheimer's caregiver living with his father during his final year includes a new introduction that illustrates the immense toll of the disease, important lessons from the author's experience, and a readers' guide.
Globalisation, regionalisation, new technology, demography, voters' expectations and re-structuring of societies are expected to influence welfare state development for years to come.
Das Buch befasst sich mit dem ressourcenorientierten Pflegekonzept der Aktivierend-therapeutischen Pflege, das geriatrische Patientinnen und Patienten bei ihrer Alltags- und Lebensgestaltung unterstützt.
This book is a series of twelve profound conversations with some of the foremost elder changemakers in the fields of aging and longevity, and it captures the essence of their wisdom and perspectives.
La vejez es una etapa que muchos podrían calificar como incómoda: lo viejo tiene una connotación negativa, que se relaciona con la falta de productividad y la decadencia física.
This book has arisen from the belief that cultural understanding can be advanced by contrasting the work of scholars who share academic concerns but work from different cultural vantage-points.
Poder documentar que el enfoque de la salud de los ancianos proporciona un mejor cuidado y produce mejores resultados ha llevado varios años de estudio e investigación.
Poder documentar que el enfoque de la salud de los ancianos proporciona un mejor cuidado y produce mejores resultados ha llevado varios años de estudio e investigación.
No Way Out of This is not the kind of Alzheimer's memoir where you read about a noble, self-sacrificing wife who gives up everything to take care of her husband.
The Asian Development Bank is at the forefront of providing countries across Asia and the Pacific with the technical assistance needed to develop long-term care systems and services for older people.
