Eldercare category: 429 books
Design and the Digital Divide
Insights from 40 Years in Computer Support for Older and Disabled People
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Demographic trends and increasing support costs means that good design for older and disabled people is an economic necessity, as well as a moral imperative. Alan Newell has been described as "a visionary who stretches the imagination of all of us" and "truly ahead of his time."...
Unmasking age
The significance of age for social research
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2011
What is age? A simple question but not that easy to answer. 'Unmasking Age' addresses it using data from a series of research projects relating to later life. This is supplemented by material from a range of other sources including diaries and fiction. Drawing on a long career in social research,...
Aging in Place
Navigating the Maze of Long-Term Care
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
Identifies and explains many issues families may face as parents age
Describes in detail the estate planning and other legal documents an older person should have in place
Offers an introduction to Medicaid planning
Outlines various options for providing extra care for aging relatives...
by Adero C E Allison, PHD
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2012
I have spent my career helping people to choose their life paths consciously. So many books out now address the care of a loved one from the perspective of a professional or family care giver.This book looks at you as a person who still gets to decide what your life will be like. Whether you are experiencing...
Slips, Trips and Fractured Hips
The ultimate guide to accident prevention and first aid; helping us stay safe, healthy and active as we get older.
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2018
Slips, Trips and Fractured Hips has been written for people caring for older friends and relatives; children caring for elderly parents, for spouses, for older people wanting to keep themselves that bit safer and for anyone working with or caring for older people. It is designed to help you take measures...
by Kate Sumner
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2011
We are part of the first generation in human history that could spend more time caring for our elderly parents than we did caring for our children. Today, more than two million Australians are over 70 years of age; by the year 2050 seniors are likely to make up almost 30 percent of the population. As...
by Victor, Christina R.
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
The ageing of the population has enormous implications for the provision of, and access to, health care. Christina Victor's important textbook provides comprehensive overview of the experiences of older people, chapters on physical health, mental health, disability and lifestyle, a thesis of current...
Social class in later life
Power, identity and lifestyle
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2015
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Ageing in everyday life
Materialities and embodiments
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2018
Applying interdisciplinary perspectives about everyday life to vital issues in the lives of older people, this book maps together the often taken-for-granted aspects of what it means to age in an ageist society. Part of the Ageing in a Global Context series, the two parts address the materialities...
Confused, Angry, Anxious?
Why working with older people in care really can be difficult, and what to do about it
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2017
Working with older people in care can be challenging and frustrating, especially when they behave in ways that seem irrational, aggressive, or unreasonably repetitive, and nothing you can do seems to help. The authors of this useful and practical book explain how to understand the difficult and annoying...
by Susie Kinslow Adams
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2015
This easy-to-read, very personal book will help and encourage you whether you are: An adult caring for aging parents The parent of small children A professional caregiver An individual wanting to help others. Read how the author finds joy in the complex, daily demands of a caregiver. Realize you are...
ReValuing Care in Theory, Law and Policy
Cycles and Connections
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2016
Care is central to life, and yet is all too often undervalued, taken for granted, and hidden from view. This collection of fourteen substantive and highly innovative essays, along with its insightful introduction, seeks to explore the different dimensions of care that shape social, legal and political...
by Marcia Oliver
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2011
In 1994, Marcia Oliver MSPT, found a heartwarming niche she loved and that loved her back . . . until she began to understand that some unethical physical therapists where cheating their home health patients out of the time and treatment that Medicare was paying for! Home care physical therapy pay...
Older People and Migration
Challenges for Social Work
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2017
With neo-liberal resource rationing, and the onus of cost shifting from the state to individuals, families, and communities, migration issues can add a further layer of complexity to the question of caring for the elderly. By presenting examples from a variety of contexts and countries, this book...