An invaluable companion for complementary and beauty therapists working with older people in care, this book offers helpful information and advice on practical issues that are often overlooked in training, including: * Assessing older clients for appropriate treatments* Communicating effectively with older clients, relatives and care staff* Adapting treatments for older clients with particular health conditions, including dementia* Working around beds, wheelchairs, walking frames and medical equipment* Hygiene, safety and ethical considerations* Guidance on using specific complementary therapies and techniques with older clients, including reflexology, aromatherapy and massage* Common pitfalls and difficulties practitioners may encounter, offering encouragement and down-to-earth advice for tackling them.
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.
Personalisation builds on person-centred care to focus on how people with dementia can have more choice and control over decisions affecting them, and be supported to be part of their 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.
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 of loved ones and health complications are paramount.
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.
This publication presents findings of a study on the availability and provision of long-term care (LTC) in Sri Lanka, including the need for and supply of LTC, regulatory and policy frameworks, service provision, quality management, human resources, and financing.
This publication presents findings of a study on the availability and provision of long-term care (LTC) in Mongolia including the need for and supply of LTC, regulatory and policy frameworks, service provision, quality management, human resources, and financing.
With this book in your hands, you will have a lot more grasp of how the iPhone Pro Max can serve you better and makes you a proud senior who is able to compete with the young on how to also use the iPhone.
Cuando se acoge a una visita se pide -en todos los casos- prudencia, respeto a la intimidad y a los límites establecidos, a riesgo de que la imprudencia o la curiosidad provoquen que no se te vuelva a invitar o que se te eche de casa antes de tiempo.
Wer als Erwachsener wegen einer psychischen Krankheit oder einer körperlichen, geistigen oder seelischen Behinderung seine Angelegenheiten nicht mehr selbst wahrnehmen kann, erhält von Amts wegen oder auf seinen Antrag einen Betreuer.
Dieses Buch bietet die Grundlage dafür, daß sich alle an Alters-Planung beteiligten Personen vermehrt mit dem möglichen Planungsvorgehen beschäftigen, bevor voreilig immer schon über Lösungen diskutiert oder gar gestritten wird.
Dieses Buch analysiert die organisatorische Struktur der Alten- und Pflegeheime, ihre Schwierigkeiten bei der Personalbemessung, die Bürokratisierung in der Pflege und einen allgemeinen Trend zur Überregulierung.
