Care of the Elderly
"Hospice Care in Severe Dementia"
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With illustrations. Paperback, 160 pages. Size: 216 x 138 mm. Weight: 256g.
Author: (Hughes, Julian, ed.)
ISBN: 1856422658
Publisher: Mark Allen Group
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Care of the Elderly
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"Modelling Our Future"Population Ageing, Health and Aged Care
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"International Symposia in Economic Theory & Econometrics" series; Presents developments in microsimulation and public policy. This book strings together papers presented at the International Microsimulation Conference on Population Ageing and Health: Modelling Our Future held in Canberra, Australia in December 2003. It contains information that aims to help shape the public policy debates in this area. With 1. Hardback, 604 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 1071g.
Author: (Gupta, Anil, ed.)
ISBN: 0444530053
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Date: 2007 (Netherlands)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Care of the Elderly
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"Older People"Assessment for Health and Social Care
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This book aims to support assessment for health and social care, in all its diversity, by offering a knowledge base to underpin assessment practice and the decisions that result from this. Paperback, 404 pages. Weight: 696g.
Author: (Heath, Hazel B.M., ed.)
ISBN: 0862423767
Publisher: Age Concern Books
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Care of the Elderly
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"Social Work Practice With Ethnically and Racially Diverse Nursing Home Residents and Their Families"
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Many nursing home residents experience physical and/or cognitive debilitation and increased dependence as older adults, and cultural and situational differences create variations in how these changes are experienced and addressed. This volume touches upon these areas and provides a comprehensive examination of cultural and practice phenomena. With 4 tables. Paperback, 276 pages. Size: 228 x 153 mm. Weight: 377g.
Author: (Kolb, Patricia, ed.)
ISBN: 023112533X
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Care of the Elderly
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"Under Inspection"
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With fr.11tabs.. Paperback, 54 pages. Weight: 505g.
Author: (Wing, Heather, ed.)
ISBN: 1898092095
Publisher:
Date: 1994
Readership: Professional & Vocational Care of the Elderly
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"Staying Sane"Managing the Stress of Caring
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"Care Professional Handbook" series; This book aims to demystify stress, show how it can occur, how to recognise it and, most importantly, how to deal actively with it. With illustrations. Paperback, 112 pages. Weight: 172g.
Author: Arroba, Tanya Bell, Lesley
ISBN: 0862422671
Publisher: Age Concern Books
Date: 2001 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Care of the Elderly
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"Activities for Older People"A Practical Workbook of Art and Craft Projects
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Drawing on his wide experience, the author has included the activities that work. For the carers of people with dementia, this book is also of interest to occupational therapists, physiotherapists, nurses, carers, care home providers, and family friends. With 51 ills.. Paperback, 248 pages. Size: 246 x 189 mm. Weight: 631g.
Author: Banks, Brian W.
ISBN: 0750647418
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Date: 2000 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Care of the Elderly
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"Including the Person With Dementia in Designing and Delivering Care"I Need to Be Me!
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Looking at the roles of those who decide on how, what, where and when care is given, as well as those who deliver care, this text addresses three questions: why should we access the perspective of older people with dementia? How should we attempt this? What are the implications when we do so? Paperback, 224 pages. Size: 200 x 159 mm. Weight: 349g.
Author: Barnett, Elizabeth
ISBN: 1853027405
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Date: 2000 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Care of the Elderly
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"The Merck Manual of Health and Aging"The Comprehensive Guide to the Changes and Challenges of Aging- for Older Adults and Those Who Care for and About Them
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Provides explanations of how the body ages, preventative medical care and good nutrition, common disorders in older adults and how to cope with disease. With illustrations. Hardback, 992 pages. Size: 235 x 165 mm. Weight: 1344g.
Author: Beers, Mark H.
ISBN: 0911910360
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Date: 2005 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Care of the Elderly
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"The Importance of Food and Mealtimes in Dementia Care"The Table is Set
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Explains how mealtimes can be used as natural opportunities for meaningful interaction, socialising and reminiscing, and useful forums for taking part in familiar tasks. This book considers the social significance of mealtimes and their role in maintaining patients' feelings of social attachment and well-being. With 12 illustrations. Paperback, 88 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: Berg, Grethe
ISBN: 1843104350
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Care of the Elderly
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"Exercise for Frail Elders"
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This training guide aims to prescribe an exercise programme as part of a general functioning, wellness and/or rehabilitation programme for frail elders and adults with special needs. It also offers advice on how to assess individual needs and develop good leadership skills in exercise classes. With 175 illustrations. Paperback, 288 pages. Size: 110 x 85 mm. Weight: 680g.
Author: Best-Martini, Elizabeth Genova, Kim A.Botenhagen-Di Botenhagen-Digenova, Kim A.
ISBN: 0736036873
Publisher: Human Kinetics Europe Ltd
Date: 2003 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Care of the Elderly
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"Culture of Care"Guide to Culturally Sensitive Design and Care in Sheltered Housing for Frail Asian Elders
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With 18ill.. Paperback, 17 pages. Weight: 505g.
Author: Blackaby, Bob
ISBN: 0953221806
Publisher:
Date: 1998
Readership: Professional & Vocational Care of the Elderly
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"Quality of Life and Older People"
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"Rethinking Ageing" series; Reviews the way that older people talk about their quality of life and how this differs from the ways that younger people, researchers and scientists, policy makers and professionals discuss it. This book challenges the traditional approaches to the meaning and measurement of quality of life in older people. With illustrations. Paperback, 152 pages. Size: 228 x 152 mm. Weight: 232g.
Author: Bond, John Corner, Lynne
ISBN: 033520872X
Publisher: Open University Press
Date: 2004 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Care of the Elderly
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"Ageing Well"Quality of Life in Old Age
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"Growing Older" series; What is quality of life? What is quality of life in older age? How can quality of life in older age be improved? This book explores concepts of quality of life in older age in the theoretical literature and presents the views of a national sample of people aged sixty- five years or older. With illustrations. Paperback, 288 pages. Size: 226 x 152 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: Bowling, Ann
ISBN: 0335215092
Publisher: Open University Press
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Care of the Elderly
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"Person Centred Dementia Care"Making Services Better
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"Bradford Dementia Group Good Practice Guides" series; The term, person-centred care, is used frequently in the aims and objectives for dementia care services and provision, although, in practice, what lies behind the rhetoric can be questionable. This book attempts to give a fresh definition to the important ideas behind and the implementation of person centred care for people with dementia. Paperback, 160 pages. Size: 216 x 138 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: Brooker, Dawn
ISBN: 1843103370
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Care of the Elderly
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