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Assisted Living Administration and Management
Springer Publishing Company 2010; US$ 75.00Essential for assisted living and senior housing administrators, as well as graduate students, this book contains the most practical guidelines for operating assisted living facilities. The authors provide advice on hiring and training staff, architecture and space management, and more. This multidisciplinary book is conveniently organized to cover... more...
Strategies of Care
Amsterdam University Press 2010; US$ 49.95This analytic study surveys the transformations of elderly care policies and practices since the early 1990s, by comparing the trajectories of two extremely different care systems: Italy and the Netherlands. more...
Providing Good Care at Night for Older People
Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2011; US$ 32.95This book provides night staff, their managers and anyone else with an interest in care homes with the information and practical skills they need to deliver appropriate care at night. The authors look at nutrition and hydration, continence, challenging behaviour, medication, night time checking, pain management and end of life care. more...
The Aging Networks
Springer Publishing Company 2010; US$ 55.00"Drs. Niles-Yokum and Wagner have written a comprehensive and accessible overview of aging services in the United States, from the evolution of a formal aging network through the older Americans Act to innovative new programs aimed at disaster preparedness, lifelong learning, and spiritual growth. This book should be required reading for every... more...
Reforming Long-term Care in Europe
Wiley 2011; US$ 34.95Reforming Long-term Care in Europe offers the most up-to-date analysis of the features and developments of long-term care in Europe. Each chapter focuses on a key question in the policy debate in each country and offers a description and analysis of each system. Offers the very latest analysis of long-term care reform agendas in Europe Compares... more...
Fighting poverty, inequality and injustice
The Policy Press 2011; US$ 36.50This important book brings together many of the leading contributors in the field and provides a compelling manifesto for change in social justice. more...
Group and Individual Work with Older People
Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2011; US$ 32.95Introducing the concept of PIE (Planning, Implementation and Evaluation), this resource will enable professionals working with older people to initiate and run successful activity-based programmes, either individually or in groups. The authors guide the reader through the processes, and provide step-by-step instructions for a range of activities. more...
Social Work with Older People
SAGE Publications 2008; US$ 36.00A comprehensive text to develop the knowledge, skills and values that allow the reader to promote the well-being of older people within social work settings. more...
Elder Care Made Easier
Addicus Books 2006; US$ 12.95Do You Find Yourself in the Role of Caregiver? If you are caring for an aging parent, spouse, or other loved one, you are not alone. Statistics show that nearly 25 percent of all households in the United States are providing care for an elderly person. Although you may be willing to help, you may find the task comes with unexpected challenges.... more...
Institutional Provisions and Care for the Aged
Anthem Press India 2009; US$ 100.00A comparative study of social and economic issues facing the elderly in India, Sri Lanka and the Netherlands. more...









