This is a timely and vital resource for new and seasoned gerontology nurses responsible for coordinating care and advocacy for their patients as health care shifts from hospital-based to community-based care. Comprehensive and organized for quick access to information, this clinical guide encompasses the broad network of community health resources ......
Never in human history have there been so many people entering old age—roughly one-third of whom will experience some form of neurodegeneration as they age. This seismic demographic shift will force us all to rethink how we live and deal with our aging population.Susan H McFadden and John T McFadden propose a radical reconstruction of our societal ......
Compassionate and Practical Strategies for Dealing with Unexpected or Inappropriate Behaviors
It is very common for a person with dementia to exhibit unexpected or inappropriate sexual behaviour and yet few resources exist to help partners, family members, caregivers, and others address it. Now for the first time, esteemed geriatric neuropsychiatrist Dr. Doug Wornell provides a compassionate and detailed understanding of the issue and ......
Kinship and Cohort in an Aging Society brings together scholars whose common link is their intellectual intersection with the work of Vern Bengtson, an esteemed family sociologist whose accomplishments include foundational theoretical contributions to the study of families and intergenerational relations as well as the development of the widely ......
Covers assessment and treatment of a multitude of rehabilitation issues as they affect older adults and the elderly. This title deals with complicating factors such as the presence of multiple medical conditions, dementia and other neurologic/psychiatric problems, medication differences in the elderly, and more.
Provides an overview of the essential information that those working, or hoping to work in the field of aging, should know about disasters, emergencies, and their effects on the mental health of older adults. The book also includes evidence-based approaches for identifying and classifying mental health problems.
Providing techniques, tips, and tools for assessing pain in older adults, this book examines barriers to appropriate treatment and addresses the physiological and psychosocial factors underlying the process and occurrence of pain. Plus it helps nurses to develop a comprehensive multimodal approach to pain management that includes pharmacological ......
Divided into five broad topics, this title includes: health and wellbeing, including the role of religion; personality and cognition; the impact of changes in technology and the work place; issues of socio-cultural change and historical context; and the familial and societal contexts of aging.
