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

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...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-1995
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Place / Publishing House:Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2004]
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Year of Publication:2004
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (208 p.)
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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