Spiritual Growth and Care in the Fourth Age of Life explores the spiritual dimension of ageing and investigates the role of pastoral and spiritual care in helping the frail elderly …
Following admission to a care home, family and friends may feel uncertain as to how they now 'fit in' to their loved one's life. This training package, comprising a booklet and …
Highly Commended in the Public Health category of the 2003 BMA Medical Book Competition.'The book is also helpfully laid out. `Signposts' in right hand margins link issues …
The experiences and needs of residents and patients in nursing and care homes are very different at night, and this is particularly true for those with dementia. Yet nursing and …
Francesco Caracciolo was a successful architect and, with his wife Federica, also worked as photo reporter for the United Nations, travelling extensively throughout Africa and …
Memory loss can create problems in every aspect of a person's life. The challenge of communicating thoughts and feelings can be made even harder by other people's negative …
This well-established and accessible text has been completely revised in this expanded fifth edition. Each chapter has been updated, often extensively, to reflect current thinking, …
What is life like for the women who grow old behind bars? Azrini Wahidin examines in-depth the experiences and needs of this overlooked group. What happens to the identity and …
A collection of accounts exploring the personal and professional experiences of palliative care workers. The contributors, who are based at hospices, demonstrate the positive …
The book explores central issues such as power, group goals, and the effects of the environment. It uses as its reference base both the published literature and examples from case …