Gerontology category: 668 books
Last Years of Long Lives
The Larvik Study
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2004
The Last Years of Long Lives is a unique account of that period of old age which precedes death. Based on 400 complete individual histories and covering a twenty-year period, it looks at the experiences of people over eighty years old in three important areas: disability, family life and health care....
by Dona Reese
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2013
The first text to explore the history, characteristics, and challenges of hospice social work, this volume weaves leading research into an underlying framework for practice and care. A longtime practitioner, Dona J. Reese describes the hospice social work role in assessment and intervention with individuals,...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2018
As the environment of care continues to evolve to promote person-centredness, dignity, health, and wellbeing, for nurses working with older people, this can be challenging. Nursing Older People at a Glance is a timely publication which provides an overview of key concepts that nurses need to know...
The Encyclopedia of Elder Care
The Comprehensive Resource on Geriatric and Social Care
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2007
Focusing on the broad but practical notions of how to care for the patient, The Encyclopedia of Elder Care, a state-of-the-art resource features nearly 300 articles, written by experts in the field. Multidisciplinary by nature, all aspects of clinical care of the elderly are addressed. Coverage includes...
by Sue E. Meiner, EdD, APRN
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2013
Covering both disorders and wellness, Gerontologic Nursing provides the essential information you need to provide the best nursing care to older adults. A body-system organization makes information easy to find, and discussions include health promotion, psychologic and sociocultural issues, and the...
What Do I Do?
How to Care for, Comfort, and Commune With Your Nursing Home Elder, Revised and Illustrated Edition
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
Help families of institutionalized elders with this compassionate and practical manual.
Lifting Our Voices
The Journeys Into Family Caregiving of Professional Social Workers
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2008
Lifting Our Voices is the only book to explore the dual roles of professional social workers who are also family caregivers and the only collection on caregiving in which the majority of contributors are African American. After discussing the relevant literature, Lifting Our Voices vividly and sensitively...
by Margaret Norris, Victor Molinari, Suzann Ogland-Hand
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
Update your knowledge of mental health services delivery in long-term care settings!
Authored by experts in the field of psychology practice in long-term care (LTC), this valuable book is designed to update psychologists and educators on developments in the evolving field of geriatric mental...
Caring for a Living
Migrant Women, Aging Citizens, and Italian Families
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2016
Today's world is aging at a great speed, and although increased longevity represents one of the greatest achievements of the last century, the extension of life expectancy does not necessarily correspond to an extension of healthy lives. Aging populations, particularly those with a high percentage...
The Hospice
Development and Administration
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
First published in 1985. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
by Miguel Ángel Ladrón de Guevara
Language: Spanish
Release Date: October 19, 2017
Language: Spanish
Release Date: October 19, 2017
Este Manual es el más adecuado para impartir la UF0127 "Apoyo en la recepción y acogida en instituciones de personas dependientes" de los Certificados de Profesionalidad, y cumple fielmente con los contenidos del Real Decreto. Puede solicitar gratuitamente las soluciones a todas las actividades en...
by Miguel Ángel Ladrón de Guevara
Language: Spanish
Release Date: December 8, 2017
Language: Spanish
Release Date: December 8, 2017
Este Manual es el más adecuado para impartir el MF1018 "Intervención en la atención sociosanitaria en instituciones" de los Certificados de Profesionalidad, y cumple fielmente con los contenidos del Real Decreto.Puede solicitar gratuitamente las soluciones a todas las actividades en el email tutor@tutorformacion.es...
Mantenimiento y mejora de las actividades diarias de personas dependientes en instituciones. UF0130.
Mantenimiento y mejora de las actividades diarias de personas dependientes en instituciones. UF0130.
Language: Spanish
Release Date: December 22, 2017
Este Manual es el más adecuado para impartir la UF0130 "Mantenimiento y mejora de las actividades diarias de personas dependientes en instituciones" de los Certificados de Profesionalidad, y cumple fielmente con los contenidos del Real Decreto.
Puede solicitar gratuitamente las soluciones...
Gerontechnology
Research, Practice, and Principles in the Field of Technology and Aging
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2016
Two mega-trends of modern culture, the rapid aging of the population and the inexorable advances in technology, have fueled the development of gerotechnology – the use of technology to sustain individual autonomy to an advanced age. This expansive book encompasses state-of-the-art research in gerotechnology...