Die Versorgung alter Menschen in stationären Einrichtungen scheint nicht an Bedeutung zu verlieren, eher zeichnet sich für die Zukunft mit zunehmendem Anteil von hochaltrigen Menschen das Gegenteil ab. Damit stellt sich die Frage, wie Menschen in solch ein Pflegeheim gelangen un…
"This book is much needed. It offers a practical approach to key issues in the management of an assisted living facility....It is especially pleasing to see the long-needed collaboration between nursing, social services, and education that is reflected by the training of the aut…
"This book is much needed. It offers a practical approach to key issues in the management of an assisted living facility ... It is especially pleasing to see the long-needed collaboration between nursing, social services, and education that is reflected by the training of the au…
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…
Mental health and care homes
The care home sector is large, with over 400 000 residents in the UK and a similar number employed within the homes. It is therefore an area of considerable economic importance. Care home residents are often very old, and many have multiple physical and mental health needs, mean…
Written in plain language for nursing home staff caring for residents facing the final phase of life, this book examines eight topics of end-of-life and palliative care in a long-term setting, looking at grief and loss, advance care planning, choices about eating and drinking, p…
