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  • Physical Environments and Aging

    Critical Contributions of M. Powell Lawton to Theory and Practice

    by Paul Windley, Rick Scheidt ...
    A tribute and guide to M. Powell Lawton's groundbreaking work!Dr. M. Powell Lawton, who died in January 2001, was arguably the most significant thinker, researcher, and practitioner in environment-behavior studies within the field of gerontology. The authors of Physical Environments and Aging represent three generations of internationally recognized researchers whose lives and work were greatly ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • Environmental Gerontology

    What Now?

    Edited by Benyamin Schwarz, Rick Scheidt ...
    Environmental gerontology – the research on aging and environment – evolved during the late 1960s, when the domain became a relevant topic due to societal concerns with the problems of housing for elderly people. The field proliferated during the 1970s and 1980s, and remains viable and active today on an international scale. However, in recent times, the viability of the field and its future has ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

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    On Caring for the Elderly

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  • Aging Our Way: Independent Elders, Interdependent Lives

    by Meika Loe ...
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  • CPR, AED and First Aid Provider Handbook

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  • Understanding Aging and Diversity

    Theories and Concepts

    by Patricia Kolb ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Sociology
    The demographic phenomena of increased life expectancy, increasing global population of older adults, and a larger number of older people as a proportion of the total population in nations throughout the world will affect our lives and the life of each person we know. The changes will result in challenges and benefits for societies and people of all ages. These events need to be understood, ... Read more

    $62.99 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

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  • Pain

    The person, the science, the clinical interface

    by Patricia J Armati, Roberta T Chow ...
    At some time, every person experiences pain; it is a signal that demands attention. Pain cannot be seen, heard, touched, or measured. Assessing, diagnosing, and treating each person’s pain is, thus, a very personal and individual experience. A person’s pain can lead to a tsunami of events at the personal and professional level, while a single painful event rarely affects only the person.The person ... Read more

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  • The New Senior Woman

    Reinventing the Years Beyond Mid-Life

    by Barbara M. Fleisher, Thelma Reese ...
    As people live longer and better lives, both women and men may look forward to many years in retirement. But living well in retirement depends on a variety of decisions people make as they prepare for and enter this new chapter of life and living. This book is for and about women approaching and experiencing life in their senior years. This largest and fastest-growing part of the population is ... Read more

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  • Navigating the Journey of Aging Parents

    What Care Receivers Want

    by Cheryl A. Kuba ...
    Navigating the Journey of Aging Parents proposes an entirely unique approach to the field of gerontology, giving dependent care receivers a voice.Caregivers will be made aware of what care receivers truly want during life's final chapters. Exploring issues of housing, spirituality, personal care and death, Cheryl Kuba has created a testament to the dependent elderly. This book draws on numerous ... Read more

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  • Get Through MRCPsych Paper B

    Mock Examination Papers

    by Melvyn Zhang ...
    The MRCPsych examinations, conducted by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, are the most important exams for psychiatric trainees to achieve specialist accreditation.Written by authors with recent exam success and edited by the distinguished team behind Revision Notes in Psychiatry, Get Through MRCPsych Paper B: Mock Examination Papers provides candidates with the most realistic and up-to-date MCQ ... Read more

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  • The Multi-Sensory Reminiscence Activity Book

    52 Weekly Group Session Plans for Working with Older Adults

    by Sophie Jopling, Sarah Mousley ...
    With a key theme for every week of the year, this resource contains extended multi-sensory reminiscence group session plans for older adults.Written by experienced occupational therapists, it provides detailed session plans for running successful and therapeutically-valuable activities within group sessions, from remembering school days to celebrating the natural wonders of the British Isles. Each ... Read more

    $36.99 USD