''Guided autobiography,'' write the authors, ''is ideally suited to foster in the older adult a belief that his or her life is meaningful and something of which to be proud.'' This book helps professionals--at senior centers, community centers, and other service facilities--guide older adults and others in preparing their autobiographies. Many ......
What special skills and knowledge base do nurses and health care professionals need to work in nursing homes? This volume explores such relevant issues as working with nursing home residents and their families, managing selected special populations, and the organizational and policy contexts that shape practice. The authors also include structured learning tasks that can be used to guide the development of practice skills in supervised nursing home practice and field settings.
What special skills and knowledge base do nurses and health care professionals need to work in nursing homes? This volume explores such relevant issues as working with nursing home residents and their families, managing selected special populations, and the organizational and policy contexts that shape practice. The authors also include structured learning tasks that can be used to guide the development of practice skills in supervised nursing home practice and field settings.
Suggests what to look for when choosing a facility, how to monitor the care offered, and the kinds of supervision and services that should be available. This book offers illustrates activities that contribute to total mental and physical well-being. It also includes appendices that feature important facts about retirement facilities.
The first edition of "Family Relationships in Later Life" marked the beginning of a serious interest in the intersection of family scholarship and study of the aged. It outlined the nature of interpersonal relationships within the family of the aged, some major issues concerning families of the elderly and some policy and intervention issues. This second edition carries on the tradition of its predecessor. Each chapter synthesizes the present knowledge on the topic. Each also presents the author's most recent empirical work on the subject or suggests applications of this knowledge to policy or practice. Contributors come from a variety of disciplines. The new edition of "Family Relationships in Later Life" ia a tool for research, practice and instruction for family professionals and gerontologists.
Suggests what to look for when choosing a facility, how to monitor the care offered, and the kinds of supervision and services that should be available. This book offers illustrates activities that contribute to total mental and physical well-being. It also includes appendices that feature important facts about retirement facilities.
With increasing numbers of elderly people in our society, the importance of issues of health, illness, disability and health services for the elderly looms ever larger. The research literature has correspondingly expanded to examine these issues. In this volume, leading researchers in social gerontology present the current state of knowledge about health and ageing. Topics covered range from conceptual and measurement issues, to social factors in health and illness, to use of services, financing of health care, caregiving and medical consumerism amongst the elderly.
A sourcebook placing an emphasis on maintaining the integrity, independence, and individuality of older persons. It includes questions for discussion, and bibliographies. It features contributors including specialists in various fields. It is intended for those who serve the older population - and those considering the field of ageing.
