Gerontology category: 668 books

Life at Home for People with a Dementia provides an evidence-based and readable account of improving life at home for people with a dementia and their families. There are estimated to be 47 million people with a dementia worldwide, the majority of whom will live, or want to live, in their own home....

Nursing older people is often considered the 'Cinderella' service. This ground-breaking new book seeks to rectify that, bringing discussion of elderly care to the forefront of research and critical practice. Based on the author's own ethnographic research, it explores the gap between theory (what...

"Geriatric Mental Health Disaster and Emergency Preparedness significantly contributes to the somewhat limited literature available on this topic." --The Gerontologist "This is a must-read book for clinicians, service providers, policy makers, program planners, and teachers...

During the 1990s, Europe became the first continent with a 'mature society', where people aged 60 years and older outnumber children and as this trend continues, the resulting 'ageing societies' will differ from previous societies in their make-up, in their needs, and in their resource allocation....

Despite the world’s aging population, suitable clothing for the older community is a largely neglected area. This book considers the needs of the growing number of active older people and investigates how recent developments in textiles, fibres, finishes, design and integrated technology can be...

Addresses key policy changes impacting disability and aging services The second edition of this landmark textbook is distinguished by its pioneering approach to encompassing disability and aging policies under one umbrella, in response to the newly developed Administration on Aging and Disability....

Nurses are required by law to report elder abuse even when it is suspected but not verified. This is the only research-based and clinically oriented text that applies what is known about different forms of elder abuse in domestic and long-term care settings to the everyday experiences of practicing...

This book will help readers to better understand and address a strange social phenomenon: the apparent choice by some seniors to live in squalor. • Incorporates the latest research concerning laws and medical classifications • Offers the first in-depth treatment of legal and political...

»… draußen nur Kännchen!« Es ist typisch deutsch, nicht typisch deutsch sein zu wollen, und deswegen sind wir auch so darauf versessen, zu erfahren, wie andere uns sehen. Aus Büchern wie »Planet Germany« oder »My dear Krauts« hören wir also von Pünktlichkeit, Gartenzwergen und Biertrinken,...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2004 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Alter, Note: 1,7, Berufsakademie Sachsen in Breitenbrunn, 6 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Psychische Krankheiten und Drogen, ein oft miteinander verbundenes Thema. Drogen verändern das Erleben des Menschen,...

To begin new relationships in later life is increasingly common in large parts of the Western world. This timely book addresses the gap in knowledge about late life repartnering and provides a comprehensive map of the changing landscape of late life intimacy. Part of the Ageing in a Global Context...

New Dimensions in Spirituality, Religion, and Aging expands the traditional focus of religiosity to include and evaluate recent research and discoveries on the role of secular spirituality in the aging process. Contributors examine the ways conventional religion and other forms of spirituality affect...

Examine the questions of “how,” “what,” and “why” associated with religiousness and spirituality in the lives of older adults! New Directions in the Study of Late Life Religiousness and Spirituality explores new ways of thinking about a topic that was once taboo but that has now attracted...

Research into ageing and later life has tended to describe old age in relation to society's problems concerning health and social care. Today demographic changes, current advancements in technology, and political and socio-cultural developments also affect the living conditions of both young and old...