Health, well-being and older people / / Jan Reed, David Stanley, Charlotte Clarke.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-1995
• VerfasserIn: Reed, Jan,; Clarke, Charlotte,; Stanley, David,
• MitwirkendeR: Bolter, Vera,; Cook, Glenda,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2004]; ©2004
• Year of Publication: 2004
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (208 p.)

In an ageing society, the health and well-being of older people has become a primary focus of concern for government, policy makers and practitioners. With moves towards greater integration of health and social care services, there is a need for improved understanding of the importance and benefits of a person-centred, holistic approach to work in these fields. This accessible text, the produce of a collaborative venture between older people's groups and academics, provides students, academics and practitioners across a wide range of health and social care professions, including, nursing, social work, social care and gerontology, with a guide to understanding the value of this approach.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- The knowledge basis for working with older people -- Ideas and models of growing older -- Attitudes and images -- The body growing older -- The lived environment -- Memory: self, relationship and society -- Older people, sexuality and intimacy -- Living in families and communities -- Money and financial resources in later life -- Safety and risk -- Services, satisfaction and service-user involvement -- Issues for discussion and practice -- Index