Healthy ageing and aged care /
Healthy ageing and aged care /
edited by Maree Bernoth and Denise Winkler.
- South Melbourne, Victoria : Oxford University Press, 2017.
- xxvi, 465 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Guided tour -- List of figures and tables -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Author profiles -- The context of aging The profile of older people in Australia and New Zealand Policies influencing ageing and aged care in Australia and New Zealand The experience of ageing for indigenous Australians and Ma�ori peoples The personal perspective of ageing in a complex world -- The social aspects of aging Family relationships and informal care Intimate relationships Ageing in rural areas Vulnerabilities and abuse Volunteer relationships and older people in the work force Leisure and recreation in the lives of older people Previously unrecognised issues: managing the heath of an ageing prison and homeless population -- The clinical aspects of aging and aged care The impact of physiological changes on older people: implications for nursing practice The older person in acute care Maintaining mental health through the ageing experience Dementia Pharmacology Optimal nutrition and hydration Mobility and falls prevention Managing multiple chronic conditions (multimorbidity) End-of-life care -- Glossary -- Index to case studies -- Subject index Part 1 1 2 3 4 Part 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Part 3 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
'Healthy Ageing and Aged Care' takes an inter-disciplinary approach to supporting older people within the community and in care. The text takes a holistic view of the older person, and emphasises the positive aspects of the ageing process, maintaining that people age in healthy ways and continue to be an integral part of their families and communities.
9780195597585 (pbk.) : �41.99 No price 0195597583
Older people--Health and hygiene--New Zealand
Older people--Health and hygiene--Australia
Older people--Home care--New Zealand
Older people--Home care--Australia
Older people--Medical care--New Zealand
Older people--Medical care--Australia
Geriatric nursing--New Zealand
Geriatric nursing--Australia
Aging--New Zealand
Aging--Australia
Older people--Care--New Zealand
Older people--Care--Australia
Older people--Government policy--New Zealand
Older people--Government policy--Australia
Aging.
Health and Wellbeing.
Aging.
Geriatric nursing.
Older people--Health and hygiene
Older people--Home care
Older people--Medical care
Social services & welfare, criminology
Care of the elderly
Personal & public health
Health systems & services
Nursing
Geriatric nursing
Australia.
New Zealand.
HV1490
[618.97 BER
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Guided tour -- List of figures and tables -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Author profiles -- The context of aging The profile of older people in Australia and New Zealand Policies influencing ageing and aged care in Australia and New Zealand The experience of ageing for indigenous Australians and Ma�ori peoples The personal perspective of ageing in a complex world -- The social aspects of aging Family relationships and informal care Intimate relationships Ageing in rural areas Vulnerabilities and abuse Volunteer relationships and older people in the work force Leisure and recreation in the lives of older people Previously unrecognised issues: managing the heath of an ageing prison and homeless population -- The clinical aspects of aging and aged care The impact of physiological changes on older people: implications for nursing practice The older person in acute care Maintaining mental health through the ageing experience Dementia Pharmacology Optimal nutrition and hydration Mobility and falls prevention Managing multiple chronic conditions (multimorbidity) End-of-life care -- Glossary -- Index to case studies -- Subject index Part 1 1 2 3 4 Part 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Part 3 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
'Healthy Ageing and Aged Care' takes an inter-disciplinary approach to supporting older people within the community and in care. The text takes a holistic view of the older person, and emphasises the positive aspects of the ageing process, maintaining that people age in healthy ways and continue to be an integral part of their families and communities.
9780195597585 (pbk.) : �41.99 No price 0195597583
Older people--Health and hygiene--New Zealand
Older people--Health and hygiene--Australia
Older people--Home care--New Zealand
Older people--Home care--Australia
Older people--Medical care--New Zealand
Older people--Medical care--Australia
Geriatric nursing--New Zealand
Geriatric nursing--Australia
Aging--New Zealand
Aging--Australia
Older people--Care--New Zealand
Older people--Care--Australia
Older people--Government policy--New Zealand
Older people--Government policy--Australia
Aging.
Health and Wellbeing.
Aging.
Geriatric nursing.
Older people--Health and hygiene
Older people--Home care
Older people--Medical care
Social services & welfare, criminology
Care of the elderly
Personal & public health
Health systems & services
Nursing
Geriatric nursing
Australia.
New Zealand.
HV1490
[618.97 BER