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End of life in care homes : a palliative approach / edited by Jeanne Samson Katz, Sheila Peace.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Palliative treatment.
- Terminal care.
- Nursing home care.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vii, 205 p.) : ill.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book explores the possibilities for improving the care of older people dying in residential and nursing homes. It argues that there are aspects of palliative care that, given the right circumstances, are transferable to people dying in institutional settings.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- List of contributors
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The development of residential and nursing home care in the United Kingdom
- 3 Who dies in care homes for older people?
- 4 Managing dying residents
- 5 Dealing with death
- 6 The needs of relatives and other residents when a death occurs
- 7 The role of external health workers
- 8 The training needs of carers
- 9 Practical applications of the principles and practices of palliative care to the residential sector
- 10 Dying in long-term care facilities in the United States
- 11 Issues for palliative care in nursing and residential homes
- 12 End of life in care homes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-158727-3
- 9786611015596
- 1-4175-9935-9
- 1-281-01559-8
- OCLC:
- 1027199621
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