| Description |
xi, 228 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Ron De Witt and Jeff Thompson -- Introduction: the changing face of health and social care / Mike Nolan, Sue Davies and Gordon Grant -- 1. Quality of life, quality of care / Mike Nolan, Sue Davies and Gordon Grant -- 2. Who's the expert? Redefining lay and professional relationships / Jayne Brown, Mike Nolan and Sue Davies -- 3. Acute and rehabilitative care for older people / Mike Nolan -- 4. Community care / Janet Nolan -- 5. The care needs of older people and family caregivers in continuing care settings / Sue Davies -- 6. Palliative care and older people / Jane E. Seymour and Elizabeth Hanson -- 7. The mental health needs of older people and their carers: exploring tensions and new directions / Claire Ferguson and John Keady -- 8. Older people with learning disabilities: health, community inclusion and family caregiving / Gordon Grant -- 9. Integrating perspectives / Mike Nolan, Sue Davies and Gordon Grant |
| Summary |
This text combines reviews of specialist literatures with empirical data in an attempt to synthesise themes about making a reality of person-centred care |
| Notes |
Subtitle from cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Older people -- Care.
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Older people -- Family relationships.
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Social work with older people.
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Family Relations.
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Caregivers [MESH]
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Geriatric Nursing [MESH]
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Health Services for the Aged [MESH]
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Learning Disorders -- in old age [MESH]
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Mental Health -- in old age [MESH]
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Palliative Care -- in old age [MESH]
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Geriatric Nursing.
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Health Services for the Aged.
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Caregivers.
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| Author |
Davies, Sue, 1958-
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Grant, Gordon, 1946-
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Nolan, Mike, 1953-
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| LC no. |
00045271 |
| ISBN |
0335205607 paperback |
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0335205615 cased |
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