FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Eldercare

Disability, care and family law

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"This book explores the series of issues that emerge at the intersection of disability, care and family law. Disability studies is an area of increasing academic interest. As well as a subject in its own right, there has been growing concern to ensure that mainstream subjects di…

Aging, ageism and abuse: moving from awareness to action

by Gutman, Gloria M., Spencer, Charmaine

fromElsevier insights

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Population aging is occurring world wide. Reports of abuse and neglect of older men and women are also evident on a global basis. While much of the work on identification, treatment and prevention of abuse of older persons has been within the family setting, it cannot be separat…

Assisted living administration and management: effective practices and model programs in elder c…

by Yee-Melichar, Darlene, Boyle, Andrea Renwanz, Flores, Cristina M.

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Essential for assisted living and senior housing administrators, as well as graduate students, this book contains the most practical guidelines for operating assisted living facilities. The authors provide advice on hiring and training staff, architecture and space management, a…

Ageing, health and pensions in Europe: an economic and social policy perspective

by Bovenberg, Ary Lans, Soest, Arthur van, Zaidi, M. Asghar

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This book presents an engaging overview of the future research challenges for economists and social scientists concerning population ageing, pensions, health and social care in Europe. Various experts discuss how scientific research can provide cutting-edge evidence on income se…

Institutional provisions and care for the aged: perspectives from Asia and Europe

by Risseeuw, Carla, Perera, Myrtle, Irudaya Rajan, S.

fromAnthem South Asian studies

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A comparative study of social and economic issues facing the elderly in India, Sri Lanka and the Netherlands.

Institutional provisions and care for the aged: perspectives from Asia and Europe

by Irudaya Rajan, S., (Sebastian), Risseeuw, Carla, Perera, Myrtle

fromAnthem South Asian studies

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A comparative study of social and economic issues facing the elderly in India, Sri Lanka and the Netherlands.

Resilience and aging: research and practice

by Lavretsky, Helen

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"When aging adults struggle with social isolation, financial instability, or the difficult work of caring for a spouse with a chronic illness, their levels of stress can be enormous. But many older adults are living longer and are trying to make the best of their later years des…

Memory activity book: engaging ways to stimulate the brain, for people …

by DK Publishing, Inc, American Association of Retired Persons, Lambert, Helen

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More than 70 brain-stimulating activities for people with memory loss or dementia, including Alzheimer's disease. Physical and mental activities along with social interaction may help maintain your brain health and slow the progress of memory loss and dementia, including Alzheim…

Caregiver's handbook

by Edwards, Joanna, Page, Martyn, (Editor)

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The Caregiver's HandbookThe Caregiver's HandbookThe Caregiver's Handbook is a comprehensive, compassionate, and indispensable resource that all caregivers will want to have on hand at all times - it is essential reading for anyone caring for someone at home.

Issues in conducting research with and about older persons

by Kapp, Marshall B.

fromEthics, law, and aging review

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Perplexing ethical questions emerge when conducting research involving older adult participants. Fundamental ethical concerns often grappled with include the ability to obtain truly voluntary and competent informed consent, the proper role of surrogate decision making in the res…

Residential care transformed: revisiting 'the last refuge'

by Rolph, Sheena, Johnson, Julia, Smith, Randall

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This text revisits Peter Townsend's classic study of residential care for older people in Britain conducted in the late 1950s. It provides not only a fascinating account of residential care for older people over the last 50 years but is also an important contribution to the lite…

Social work and health care in an aging society: education, policy, practice, and research

by Berkman, Barbara, Harootyan, Linda K.

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This book places significant issues related to the health, mental health, and well-being of older adults and their caregivers within the context of social work service delivery. By presenting the research of social work scholars, all experts in specific research areas, the edito…

Support groups for older people who have been abused: Beyond Existing

by Pritchard, Jacki

fromViolence and abuse series

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In this thought-provoking book, Jacki Pritchard shows how support groups for victims of elder abuse provide invaluable opportunities for the voices of older people to be heard. Following groups through a two-year period, she discusses how they were set up and the difficulties en…

The aging networks: a guide to programs and services

by Niles-Yokum, Kelly, Wagner, Donna L., Gelfand, Donald E.

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"Drs. Niles-Yokum and Wagner have written a comprehensive and accessible overview of aging services in the United States, from the evolution of a formal aging network through the older Americans Act to innovative new programs aimed at disaster preparedness, lifelong learning, an…

Stages of senior care: your step-by-step guide to making the best decisi…

by Hogan, Paul, Hogan, Lori

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"Choosing the best care for your aging parents and other seniors in your life is not only complex, with multiple options available, it's also highly personal and often emotional. This essential resource -- written by the founders of Home Instead Senior Care, the world's largest …

Group techniques for aging adults: putting geriatric skills enhancement into practice

by Erwin, Kathie T.

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"Elders can struggle with issues of social isolation and self-esteem, and benefit from having positive coping skills at their disposal. The practical ideas Kathie Erwin imparts in this second edition help mental health professionals working with elderly populations to create an …

Who should care for the elderly?: an East-West value divide

by Liu, William T., Kendig, Hal

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This book has arisen from the belief that cultural understanding can be advanced by contrasting the work of scholars who share academic concerns but work from different cultural vantage-points. In the editors' estimation, knowledge in the caregiving field has reached the point w…