Download or read book The Age Care Sourcebook written by Jean Crichton and published by Touchstone. This book was released on 1987 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Aged Care Who Cares written by Rachel Lane and published by . This book was released on 2011-10-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you are looking into aged care for yourself or a loved one often it is a difficult as well as an emotional process, especially because the rules are incredibly complex, and making the wrong decision can have a high cost both financially and emotionally. This book discusses the options available to anybody requiring aged care, including care in the home, retirement village options and the different types of aged care facility, and highlights the main factors to consider. It also contains a guide to many other resources that can assist you.
Download or read book The School Services Sourcebook Second Edition written by Cynthia Franklin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-01-31 with total page 1008 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A guide for school-based professionals"--cover.
Download or read book Older People E Book written by Rhonda Nay and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its fourth edition trusted textbook Older People: Issues and Innovations in Care provides a unique collection of conversations and commentaries by leading international and local experts on a range of contemporary issues around the care of older people. Featuring six new chapters, current research and policy changes, the esteemed author team continue to highlight the importance of interdisciplinary healthcare in providing a comprehensive, person-centred approach to care. This edition encourages readers to explore care issues, innovations and change, and to utilise evidence-based practice to improve the care of older people and their families. - Editors’ comments precede each chapter, providing a snapshot of the issues addressed. - Dementia care has an increased focus. New chapters include: - Caring for older people: issues for consumers - Younger people in residential aged care facilities - Health and care of older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples - Alzheimer’s dementia: neuropsychology, early diagnosis and intervention - Self-esteem, dignity and finding meaning in dementia - My journey of heartbreak: my parents and Alzheimer’s disease. - Vignettes highlight innovative approaches to care that result in improved health outcomes for older people. - Key points are woven through the text to reiterate vital information relevant to nurses and aged care workers. - Reflective questions encourage critical thinking as an instrument for improving practice. - In-text references are made to video interviews available on the Evolve site.
Download or read book Pictish Sourcebook written by J.M.P. Calise and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2002-08-30 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edited and translated Medieval texts related to the Picts and Dark Age Scotland have been compiled for the first time in this one volume collection. Recorded texts include Pictish Origin Legends written in Medieval Irish and Pictish and Scottish Regnal Lists, many of which have never previously been edited. Students and scholars will also find appendices containing lists, tables, and charts of supplemental information related to the Picts. Dictionaries of 500 personal, place, and population names associated with the Picts provide further innovative analysis of these texts. Calise has compiled a useful tool which allows scholars and students to compare and contrast the content of these texts in one handy reference book. There are no written documents attributable to the Picts, leaving their history to be created mainly by non-Picts. This refence work is an attempt to find historical truths within the mythological with the use of the available Medieval documentary sources.
Download or read book Aged Care written by Diane Gibson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-01-28 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aging of the population is a demographic phenomenon, a social problem and a policy issue. The numbers of aged and the cost of supporting and caring for them are increasing, as is the feminization of aging. Diane Gibson provides a broad overview of the issues and policy responses worldwide, and an in-depth study of Australia--a country with typical problems and some world-leading solutions. She also offers a more conceptual look at theoretical implications and practical consequences. This book will set new standards for aged care policy and practice worldwide.
Download or read book Five Easy Ways to Solve the Aged Care Puzzle 2ND Edition written by Gail Miller and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Health Care of the Elderly written by Marilyn D. Petersen and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1989-03 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The literature focusing on major barriers to health care of the elderly is critically reviewed in this book. Each chapter focuses on a specific problem, examining in depth the existing information on a particular area of concern. Following an explicit and rigorous methodology known as `information synthesis', contributors examine three categories of issues: elements, organization and delivery services in the long-term care system; social support programmes for the elderly; and clinical care issues and physician education.
Download or read book The Elder Care Sourcebook written by Joan Carson Breitung and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2002 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millions of people are faced with the difficult task of caring for their elderly parents. This guide provides you with practical advice on how to plan for long-term care - at home or in a structured facility. It presents information on concerns of elderly people, from nutrition to physical and mental health to sexuality, to bereavement, and more.
Download or read book Cleopatra written by Prudence J. Jones and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating sourcebook documents what we know of Cleopatra and also shows how she has evolved through the lens of interpretation.
Download or read book The Aged Patient written by Nora S. Ernst and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Greek Medicine written by James Longrigg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-08-21 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Download or read book Health Care of the Aged written by Abraham Monk and published by Journal of Gerontological Soci. This book was released on 2016-01-31 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the need for developing new service delivery models for the aged, Health Care of the Aged examines fiscal, political, and social criteria influencing this challenge of the 1990s. The aged are caught in the sweeping changes currently occuring in the financing, organizing, and delivery of human and health care services. From various perspectives, this new book will help shape the direction for elderly health care program development and implementation. With an emphasis on greater long-term care in either home, community, or institutional settings, this important book will increase the understanding for a comprehensive, effective policy designed to carry the growing number of elderly through this decade and into the next. As roles and issues change, this valuable book will become increasingly important to those involved in providing services and care to the elderly. Health care administrators, policymakers, social workers, physical and occupational therapists, and caregivers will benefit from the expertise presented in Health Care of the Aged.
Download or read book Long Term Caring e Book written by Karen Scott and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This third edition of Long-term Caring: Residential, Home and Community Aged Care has been updated to cover components of the National Aged Care Training Package for students undertaking the Certificate III in Aged Care and Certificate III in Home and Community Care. Written by leading specialists in aged care from both Australia and New Zealand, Long Term Caring: Residential, Home and Community Aged Care 3e continues to prepare students thoroughly for all aspects of personal care in a variety of aged care settings, within the home, community and in dedicated centres. The focus of the new edition is on how to deliver longterm care to meet an individual’s needs and to enhance their quality of life. • Aligned to the most current Aged Care Training Package requirements • A focus on cultural considerations in aged care • Safety Alerts focusing on the key safety aspects of care giving • Procedure boxes providing step-by-step instructions for performing care-giving tasks • Quality of Life boxes focusing on how to promote quality of life • Updated Review Questions at the end of each chapter, reinforcing learning and understanding of key concepts • New chapter on the context of provision of care for older Maori • New chapter structure linking like topics together • Updated to reflect current manual handling procedures • Additional information on normal ageing • Wellness approach to ageing and aged care integrated throughout
Download or read book A Healthy Old Age written by Stephanie FallCreek and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Healthy Old Age written by Stephanie FallCreek and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Capitation Sourcebook written by Peter Boland and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 1996 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here's a challenge to conventional wisdom that will change the way you think about capitation. This hands-on resource is a collection of articles detailing the most advanced methods used by leading healthcare operational experts on how to provide high-quality care at less cost; manage financial risk more efficiently; design operational, clinical and information systems to meet the needs of patients, practitioners and managed care organizations; structure financial incentives to promote successful collaborations and make the transition from fee-for-service to risk-sharing arrangements. You'll find practical examples of how to build the trust necessary to create win-win solutions to problems that arise between competing yet interdependent interests of the various stakeholders. Edited by Peter Boland, PhD, and based on a "best practices" approach, each of the articles in the book illustrate compensation methodologies that have been successfully implemented with the support of physicians and hospitals.
