Care of the Long-Stay Elderly Patient
Since the first edition of this book was published there have been considerable changes in continuing care. NHS nursing homes have been created, enthusiasts have developed new initiatives, and attempts have been made to improve attitudes. The recent White Paper on Community Care is likely to acceler...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
1991, 1991
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1991 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- One Preventing Institutionalization: Policy Issues
- 1 The elderly in continuing-care units
- 2 Standards of institutional care for the elderly
- 3 The physician and the continuing-care patient
- Two General and Specific Aspects of Care
- 4 Quality of life: assessment and improvement
- 5 At home in hospital or nursing home?
- 6 Nursing care
- 7 Nutritional care of the long-stay patient
- 8 Ward furniture and equipment
- 9 Communication with patients in residence
- 10 Education and life in the long-stay ward
- 11 Art education
- 12 Dramatherapy
- 13 The value of music to the long-term patient
- 14 Continuing care for the elderly mentally infirm — an occupational therapy contribution
- 15 Continuing care for the elderly mentally infirm — a physiotherapy perspective
- Three Improving Qualify of Life: Case-Studies
- 16 Roxbourne Hospital
- 17 The Anmer Lodge project
- 18 The Bolingbroke Hospital long-term care project
- 19 Jubilee House