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  • Grandparents as Carers of Children with Disabilities

    Facing the Challenges

    by Phillip Mccallion, Matthew Janicki ...
    Older adults caring for developmentally disabled children have special needs. Are you and your agency doing all you can to help?Grandparents as Carers of Children with Disabilities: Facing the Challenges provides the first comprehensive picture of grandparents caring for children with developmental disabilities and their related requirements. Here you'll find information on the mental and physical ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

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    On Caring for the Elderly

    by Karen Hitchcock ...
    In this short, powerful book, Karen Hitchcock shines a light on ageism in our society. Through some unforgettable case studies, she shows what care for the elderly and dying is really like – both the good and the bad. With honesty and deep experience, she looks at end-of-life decisions and over-treatment, frailty and dementia.Dear Life is a moving and controversial argument against the creeping ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Psychodynamic Perspectives on Aging and Illness

    by Tamara McClintock Greenberg ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    More than ever, the aging process is recognized as carrying a special set of emotional challenges–especially when acute or chronic medical conditions are involved. In this light, Psychodynamic Perspectives on Aging and Illness presents a fresh, contemporary application of psychodynamic theory, addressing the complex issues surrounding declining health. Informed by the spectrum of psychodynamic ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Dementia Studies

    A Social Science Perspective

    by Anthea Innes ...
    What is dementia? How should we organize dementia care? This comprehensive book critically examines the main approaches to understanding dementia (bio-medical, social-psychological and socio-gerontological) and the main principles and ideologies of care.The book:• provides clarity on the gap between the utopian aspirations of care and the reality of care• opens up a series of questions about ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Transnational Aging

    Current Insights and Future Challenges

    Edited by Vincent Horn, Cornelia Schweppe ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Transnationalism
    This book focuses on the diverse interrelationships between aging and transnationality. It argues that the lives of older people are increasingly entangled in transnational contexts on the social as well as the cultural, economic and political levels. Within these contexts, older people both actively contribute to and are affected by border-crossing processes. In addition, while some may ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • The Caregiver's Tale

    Loss and Renewal in Memoirs of Family Life

    by Ann Burack-Weiss ...
    Ann Burack-Weiss explores a rich variety of published memoirs by authors who cared for ill or disabled family members. Contrary to the common belief that caregiving is nothing more than a stressful situation to be endured, memoirs describe a life transforming experience-self-discovery, a reordering of one's priorities, and a changed view of the world. The Caregiver's Tale offers insight and ... Read more

    $30.59 USD

  • The New Neighborhood Senior Center

    Redefining Social and Service Roles for the Baby Boom Generation

    by Joyce Weil ...
    In 2011, seven thousand American “baby boomers” (those born between 1946 and 1964) turned sixty-five daily. As this largest U.S. generation ages, cities, municipalities, and governments at every level must grapple with the allocation of resources and funding for maintaining the quality of life, health, and standard of living for an aging population.In The New Neighborhood Senior Center, Joyce Weil ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Baby Boomers

    Time and Ageing Bodies

    by Naomi Woodspring ...
    This ground-breaking study of the baby boomer generation, who are now entering old age, breaks new ground in ageing research. This post-war cohort has experienced a range of social, cultural, and medical changes in regard to their notions of body, from the introduction of the Pill and the decoupling of sex and procreation to the H-Bomb and Earthrise. Yet, paradoxically, ageing is also universal. ... Read more

    $47.69 USD

  • Aging in Rural Places

    Programs, Policies, and Professional Practice

    by Elaine T. Jurkowski, PhD, MSW ...
    Research documents that rural elders are poorer, live in less adequate housing, and have far fewer health and service options available to them than their urban counterparts, yet there is a critical lack of current and detailed information on the problems facing rural elders and on the professional practices that serve this population. This text fills this gap by introducing readers to rural areas ... Read more

    $64.79 USD

  • Older People and Their Caregivers Across the Spectrum of Care

    by Judith Howe ...
    Examine recently developed concepts and strategies to help social workers and caregivers improve the quality of care for senior citizens!Older People and Their Caregivers Across the Spectrum of Care focuses on two major aspects of elderly care: assessment and caregiving. This book examines assessment techniques and models used by social workers and other health care professionals to determine the ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Aging Aggressively:

    How to Avoid the Us Health-Care Crisis

    by Betsy M. Chalfin M.Ed, John Cotton MS, Thomas Jones MD ...
    Take charge of your health! If you are an aging individual in the United States, its crucial to understand present health-care policies and doctorpatient relations so you can aggressively demand the best care. Once you know the ins and outs, youll feel secure and enjoy the aging process. The first step is to acknowledge two important facts: 1. As a member of the elderly population in the United ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Gerontological Social Work in Home Health Care

    by Rose Dobrof ...
    A variety of programs are described in this volume illuminating innovative approaches to service delivery. ... Read more

    $31.99 USD