Working with older people and their families / edited by Mike Nolan, Sue Davies, and Gordon Grant.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nolan, Mike, 1953-

Davies, Sue, 1958-

Grant, Gordon, 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social work with older people.

Older people--Care.

Older people.

Older people--Family relationships.

Physical Description:

xi, 228 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Working with older people and their families : key issues in policy and practice

Place of Publication:

Buckingham [England] ; Philadelphia, PA : Open University Press, 2001.

Contents:

Introduction: the changing face of health and social care / Mike Nolan, Sue Davies, Gordon Grant 1

1 Quality of life, quality of care / Mike Nolan, Sue Davies, Gordon Grant 4

2 Who's the expert? Redefining lay and professional relationships / Jayne Brown, Mike Nolan, Sue Davies 19

3 Acute and rehabilitative care for older people / Mike Nolan 33

4 Community care / Janet Nolan 53

5 The care needs of older people and family caregivers in continuing care settings / Sue Davies 75

6 Palliative care and older people / Jane E. Seymour, Elizabeth Hanson 99

7 The mental health needs of older people and their carers: exploring tensions and new directions / Claire Ferguson, John Keady 120

8 Older people with learning disabilities: health, community inclusion and family caregiving / Gordon Grant 139

9 Integrating perspectives / Mike Nolan, Sue Davies, Gordon Grant 160.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [183]-223) and index.

ISBN:

0335205615

0335205607

OCLC:

44868895