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Book SynopsisThis book explores the multifaceted experience of suffering in old age. Older adults suffer from a variety of causes such as illness, loss, and life disappointment, to name a few. Suffering also occurs due to experiences related to one''s gender, ethnic background, and religion. Although gerontological literature has equated suffering with depression, grief, pain and sadness, elders themselves distinguished suffering from these concepts and at the same time showed how they are linked. Narratives of suffering from community-dwelling elders are interpreted in this book, along with the personal meaning of suffering that lies within each narrative.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduces the subject of age and suffering. It reports on the literature from several disciplines regarding suffering. Chapter 2Introduces cases to illustrate suffering as a form of cultural communication that is spoken through the body, through identity, and through narrative. Chapter 3Explores how gender shapes informants' experience of suffering, the way suffering is expressed, and discussion about it in the process of the interview. Chapter 4Acknowledges that embodied pain is a significant component in the experience of suffering in later life. Chapter 5Explores social suffering because even private, individual experiences of suffering occur in a social milieu. Chapter 6Uses cases to examine the uniqueness with which each informant coped with suffering. Chapter 7Discusses the morality imputed to the experience of suffering. In part, this morality is revealed through the causes respondents attribute to their suffering. Chapter 8Examines three often-used metaphors for suffering. They are: suffering as a threat or attack, suffering as injustice, and suffering as loss. Chapter 9Talks about the activity of suffering. Activities give compensatory meaning to an elder's life. An important activity of suffering is to tell an engaged listener a story about it. Chapter 10Is the conclusion of the book. It asks the question: Who is the self that suffers?

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Book SynopsisBy assembling a range of fictional works from different parts of the Arab world that incorporate older characters, this book draws on a range of theoretical approaches to aging, particularly from the perspective of gender and feminism, to reconcile the biological and cultural understandings of old age.

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Book SynopsisAs Joe Biden has shown us all, the best is yet to come. Here are the stories of the inspiring, inventive, and brave things people have achieved in later life. With a foreword by Michael Whitehall, late bloomer par excellence.With life comes perspective, wisdom, judgement and depth. You are as likely to change the world after middle age as you were before it - and perhaps more likely to change it for the better. From the well known to the unsung, each entry tells the story of how older age was no barrier to impressive feats of intellect, creativity and daring. Ranging from Alexander Fleming, Stan Lee and Baroness Trumpington, to Whina Cooper and the bestselling novelist Mary Wesley who didn't write her first novel until she was 71, and William Ivy Baldwin who tightrope walked across a canyon at 82. Here is a celebration of the amazing things we humans have shown to be possible in later life. A gift book for late bloomers, baby boomers, and beyond; and an inspiring picture of the possibilities and potential that older age holds.

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Book SynopsisThe experiences of both families and aging are changing in today’s society. Many of us are staying healthier and living longer. Because an unprecedented number of Americans will be over age 65 in the twenty-first century, the aging experience will be felt by many and permeate our family life and society. Patricia Drentea’s Families and Aging examines how the changing lifestyles of Americans will play into aging well. It explores the life course transitions that occur as individuals and families age within the current U.S. context. The text is written from a sociological perspective, but it is interdisciplinary and can be used by many fields such as gerontology, social work, human development, and family studies.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface 1.Introduction to Aging Families 2.Data and Methods 3.Structure of the Chapters 4.Organization of the book Chapter 1. Introduction to Aging Families Provides an overview of major social changes in aging Vignette-Older woman who is more what the face of the future will be than what is today Chapter Objectives 1.Increase of older adult population The Baby Boomers Life Expectancy in the United States The past, present, and future Box-How to become a centenarian 2.Changes in world population Box about future world population 3.Box-What is a family? 4.Facts about families Diverse Family Forms More options Trends in the Aging Family Longer Life Span More Needs for Caregiving 5.Changes In Diversity-Race And Ethnicity Current Versus Future Population in the U.S. The Changing Landscape of the Population 6.Changes in socioeconomic status Increased Standard of Living for Most Continued Inequality 7.Changes in health Healthier than before Chronic illness Communicable Illness Health Disparities 8.Summary 9.Critical Thinking Questions Chapter 2. Diversity in American Society The story is one of diversity in the 21st century. Begins with postmodern theory about diversity of society etc. Diversity is about changing landscape of more common and visible types of families. Chapter Objectives 1.Theory of postmodern complex life Increasing diversity of families 2.Modern versus traditional 3.Increasing diversity of realities Major trends in intimate relationships: the impact on aging families Divorce Remarriage and stepfamilies Single parenting Cohabitation Singlehood Childlessness Box-Childfree by Choice DINKS LGBTQ Families Families of Choice Biracial and Multiracial/Multiethnic Families Religiosity 4.Traditional Pulls 5.Summary 6.Critical Thinking Questions Chapter 3- Changing Gender Roles: Effects on Aging Experience Women now are coming of age during time of more options, different family patterns, more work, more likely to have different expectations of men. For many older women, they came of age in the 1970s, during the women’s revolution, after the civil rights movement, and during a time when the world was opening up to them. Chapter Objectives 1.Feminist Theory Six Propositions 2.Changes in Gendered Lives Over Time Spouse Parenting Worker 3.Gender, Dating and Sexuality Dating Sexuality in Later Life STIs and Aging 4.Widowhood 5.Social Roles, Sex Roles, and Mental Health 6.Summary 7.Critical Thinking Questions Chapter 4. Parenthood Later In Life Provides an overview of having children in later life, and issues relevant to all parents as they get older. Chapter Objectives 1.The life course paradigm increasing heterogeneity 2.Increasing Age at First Birth 3.Reproductive Medicine and Technology Advanced maternal age-women 35 and over chart- Risks and Benefits of Women Having Children Over 35 Down Syndrome Table 5.1 Incidence of Down syndrome by age of mother Box-World’s Oldest Moms Twins and multiples 4.Older Parents and Psychosocial Implications Boomerang children 5.Intergenerational linkages The Sandwich Generation 6.Transfers 7.Dispossession 8.Summary 9.Critical Thinking Questions Chapter 5. Work and Retirement The story of how people interact with their cohort and the social structure. Each cohort is different because it is had different experiences. New cohorts will be different from before because women have worked, more educated population, rise of technology. How economic and family issues affect work careers, retirement etc. Chapter Objectives 1.Theory-age stratification 2.Changes in the dependency ratio 3.Changes in estimated work life Estimated Work Life Work in later life Work and Family in Later Life Retirement Duration and Reasons for Increase in retirement BOX—Financial Planning for Retirement Phased retirement Savings in later life The great recession and the effects on working Debt Unemployment 4.Summary 5.Critical Thinking Questions Chapter 6. Activities in Later Life The story to tell is about activities in later life, work, and retirement with trends in both early retirement and working later in life. Activities may center around things people liked to do their whole life, but also when an extra 30 years is appended to a life. One activity is increasing grandparenting. Discussion of where seniors live. Chapter Objectives 1.Theory-activity theory and continuity theory 2.Activities in later life More leisure time and opportunities Consumerism: America’s favorite hobby-shopping? The other side 3.Travel and adult education programs 4.Grandparenting extended time grandparenting, quality and quantity grandparenting as an identity styles of grandparenting Box-an example of custodial living Divorce/reconstituted families and grandparents 5.Moving, activities and families in later life 6.Technology Connectivity and social media 7.Summary 8.Critical Thinking Questions Chapter 7. Health and Caregiving Story is that we are living longer, and generally healthier. There’s been an expansion of morbidity, but also a compression. We can be healthier longer, but have new things to worry about such as wear and tear of joints, being kept alive artificially too long etc. Increasing need for caregiving. Chapter Objectives 1.Theory-cumulative advantage and disadvantage 2.Improved health overall, vitality and aging well Health Activities of daily living D. Expansion versus compression of morbidity E. Socioeconomic status and health F. Caregiving caregiving measures men’s caregiving increase in male caregiving 10.Need for social support 11.Alzheimer’s disease-a special case in caregiving and social support Box-warning signs of Alzheimer’s Disease 12.Living arrangements 13.Assistive technology 14.Assisted Care, Advanced Care Planning, and End-of-Life Decisions 15.Summary 16.Critical Thinking Questions Chapter 8. Conclusion Chapter Objectives 1.Introduction 2.Societal Changes 3.Dominant Social Changes: Future Directions for Society 1.Technology and Communication 2.Globalization and families 3.Intercultural marriage and increasing heterogeneity of families 4.Increased distance from families 5.Increased choices for living arrangements 6.More social roles for later life 4.Elder Mistreatment 5.Summary 6.Critical Thinking Questions GLOSSARY REFERENCES INDEX

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Book SynopsisAn expert on elder justice maps the challenges of aging, how things go wrong, and presents powerful tools we can use to forge better long lives for ourselves, our families, and our communities.As tens of millions of Americans are living longer lives, longevity is creating challenges that cut across race, class, and gender. Caregivers help older relatives for "free," but with high costs to themselves in time, money, jobs, and health. Scammers target countless seniors. The institutions built to protect older people-like nursing homes and guardianship-too often harm them instead. And epidemics of isolation and loneliness make older people vulnerable to all sorts of harm.In The Measure of Our Age, elder justice expert and MacArthur "genius" grant recipient, M.T. Connolly investigates the systems we count on to protect us as we age. Weaving first-person accounts, her own experience, and shocking investigative reporting, she exposes a reality that has long been hidden and sometimes actively covered up. But her investigation also reveals reasons for hope within everyone's grasp.Connolly's strategies and action plans for navigating the many challenges of aging will appeal to a wide range of readers-adult children caring for aging parents; policymakers trying to do the right thing; and, should we be so lucky as to live to old age, all of us. This book transforms how we think about aging.

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Book SynopsisJo Ann Jenkins's Disrupt Aging is spot-on: every single year is a gift. By confronting the most common stereotypes about aging, this book will help us all live each year to the fullest." ,Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook and founder of LeanIn.OrgWe've all seen the ads on TV and in magazines, 50 is the new 30!" or 60 is the new 40!" A nice sentiment to be sure, but CEO of AARP Jo Ann Jenkins disagrees. 50 is 50, and she, for one, likes the look of it.In Disrupt Aging , Jenkins focuses on three core areas,health, wealth, and self,to show us how to embrace opportunities and change the way we look at getting older. Here, she chronicles her own journey and that of others who are making their mark as disruptors to show readers how we can be active, healthy, and happy as we get older. Through this powerful and engaging narrative, she touches on all the important issues facing people 50+ today, from caregiving and mindful living to building age-friendly communities and making our money last.This is a book for all the makers and doers who have a desire to continue exploring possibilities, to celebrate discovery over decline, and to seek out opportunities to live the best life there is.Trade Review"Remarkable... Here is a book that that will make you rethink everything you thought you knew [about] what it means to grow older." --Barnes and Noble Reads "Jenkins has written a playbook for improving life for adults at any age, pointing the way to the freedom to choose, earn, learn, and pursue happiness. With a positive outlook and many creative suggestions, this straightforward book will be an inspiration to boomers and millennials." --Booklist "Jo Ann's Disrupt Aging is spot on: every single year is a gift. By confronting the most common stereotypes about aging, this book will help us all live each year to the fullest." --Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook and founder of LeanIn.Org "Jo Ann Jenkins believes that age and experience can expand life's possibilities for all of us. In this personal and thought-provoking book, she inspires us to seize the opportunities that longer lives give us and to embrace aging as something to look forward to, not something to fear." --Jeff Gordon, Four-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion "In Disrupt Aging, Jo Ann Jenkins lays out a game plan for living your best life regardless of your age." --Dan Marino, former NFL Quarterback

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Book SynopsisA moving and witty memoir about aging, familial love, and the hunt for roots and belonging.

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Book Synopsis`The combined practice area of the contributors to this book include social work, psychotherapy, sociology, counselling psychology, creative writing, nursing, and medicine. Several of the authors have multiple professions, and have come to palliative care later in their careers. Indeed, the combined skill of this group is impressive. Each chapter is unique and each story worthy in its own right. The commonalities are remarkable also. I recommend it to all palliative care professionals, when feeling a little-jaded about what we are doing and being swept along with the winds of changing technology and evidenced based practice, and to other health-care workers who feel an inclination to bring a little humanity to their care'.-Omega Vol 51 (1) 77-86, 2005`This book offers unique way of looking at caring for palliative parents by using the influence of the self. It also offers an opportunity for reflection how our experiences can enrich the experience of patient's faced with the prospect of dying. Professionals who enjoy reading stories will thoroughly enjoy this book.'-International Journal of Palliative Nursing`In a way it is surprising that palliative care has not produced more books like this: collections in which those engaged in the daily work of caring for dying and bereaved people share something of their motivations for entering this particular world, their experiences along the way, and their reasons for staying in or quitting it…Christina Mason was right to embark on this project. She has edited a book that deserves to be widely read.'-Palliative Medicine 2003`This is a delightful book. Although its focus is on professionals working in specialist palliative care, it would be useful for any practitioner wanting to learn more about reflective practice or their motivations for caring.'- Journal of Community NursingThis rich collection of accounts explores the personal and professional experiences of palliative care workers. Contributors from a variety of disciplines associated with care at the end of life - among them social workers, a nurse, a doctor, a counselling psychologist, an academic researcher, a psychotherapist and a creative writing therapist - explain how and why they came to work in palliative care, what they bring to the work and the ways in which it has enriched their own lives.Including descriptive examples of their work with clients and families, they discuss the spiritual needs of patients, how to manage personal boundaries and power relations, the use of narrative and story telling in care work and the impact of working with people who are very ill and grieving on every day life.This thoughtful and positive book presents a variety of experience-based perspectives on working in palliative care. Emphasising the use of self and the importance of reflective practice in professional work, this book will be of relevance to all professionals in medical and social care who want to gain a deeper understanding of their work and of the motivation underlying it.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Christina Mason, St Joseph's Hospice, London.1. Basic Themes. Christina Mason, St Joseph's Hospice, London .2. Medicine and Palliative Care: The bronze serpent. Louis Heyse-Moore, Medical Director, St Joseph's Hospice, London. 3. Early Challenges in Palliative Care from a Social Work Perspective: The gift of serendipity. Julia Franklin, Retired Social Worker and now Supervisor and Consultant to a number of Hospices. 4. On becoming a Practitioner: The view of a psychologist Robin Trewartha, Psychologist and former Probation Officer. 5. Explorations in Creative Writing: `I recharge myself from my experience'. Gillie Bolton, Senior Research Fellow in Medical Humanities, Sheffield University. 6. Learning in Palliative Care: Stories from and for my journey. David Oliviere, Principal Lecturer, Middlesex University. 7. Accompanying the Dying. Lois Pollock, Social Worker, St Christopher's Hospice. 8. The Loss of Children: Thinking the unthinkable. Gordon Riches. 9. Reflections on my Roots and Personal Journey. Christina Mason, St Joseph's Hospice, London. 10. The Nursing Perspective: Pain is the breaking of the shell that encases your understanding. Kevin Yates, Director of Nursing, St Joseph's Hospice, London. 11. Overview. Christina Mason, St Joseph's Hospice, London. Index.

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Book SynopsisSpiritual Growth and Care in the Fourth Age of Life explores the spiritual dimension of ageing and investigates the role of pastoral and spiritual care in helping the frail elderly cope with end-of-life issues.Focusing on the experience of nursing home residents and anecdotes gathered in interviews, MacKinlay sensitively presents the struggles facing older people in need of care, such as loss of independence and privacy. Her findings show that despite ill health, loneliness and depression, older people near the end of their lives find meaning and support in (re)discovering their spirituality, and that this is not just the experience of those in care facilities, but of older people more generally. The book includes a useful chapter on spiritual assessment, providing carers with information on how to recognise the need for care.This book will be of interest to nurses, care workers, pastoral support professionals and anyone else working with older people.Trade ReviewA valuable resource especially for nurses and other staff who support older people with disabilities experiencing not just physical pain but emotional, existential and spiritual pain, and who must face death not in their own homes surrounded by families and friends, but in nursing care. -- London Centre for Dementia Care websiteThis book further expands themes from Spiritual Dimensions of Ageing and brings into focus the most vulnerable stages of spiritual development at the end of life, considering that this may be marked by the multiple traumas of isolation, loss of role, frailty, and physical and mental health problems. The explanation in spiritual terms and approach is interwoven with medical and sociological information, and bears witness to the effort made by the author to adopt a language accessible to formal and informal carers, clinicians and spiritual advisors…The book is divided in 15 chapters, and, at the end of each chapter, a useful bullet point summary is provided. The reference list is comprehensive and in the text further reading material is also recommended where appropriate. It is suitable for a multidisciplinary readership, and should be read particularly as a complement to the previous text The Spiritual Dimension of Ageing. -- Old Age PsychiatristIt is a book is a repository of wisdom (a characteristic that MacKinlay observes is invariably present in those in the fourth stage of life) and contains a wealth of practical ideas and observations. -- Journal of Dementia CareIt is a book from which many involved in the health care business will benefit. Many of the topics stand alone and each chapter contains a useful summary at the end. -- Journal of Dementia CareThe latest research on ageing, spirituality and religion is outlined. The main study reported is based on the experiences and anecdotes gathered in interviews of frail older nursing home residents and the staff who care for them. -- New Literature in Old AgeA useful addition to the growing awareness of this subject, and an encouragement to take an holistic approach in our care of the elderly and the importance of spiritual needs. -- Revd Martin Colton, SignpostThis book is very clearly set out, well designed, and of great value to academic researchers, to tertiary teachers, to practitioners and, of course, to those who find themselves in the fourth age of the human life cycle. -- Revd Professor James HaireMacKinlay's strength lies in offering useful pointers to how spiritual needs might be assessed in older people, and how care homes might develop a person-centred approach that enlarges sympathy and develops good practice. She also tackles the ethical dimension of care, including the use of health resources for older people, and end-of-life issues... MacKinlay offers us a useful and informative framework within which to explore the distinctive spiritual opportunities that living with, and learning from, older people bring us. -- Church TimesThis comprehensive book, successfully delivers the primary aim of helping people tp develop a deeper understanding of spirituality in relation to frailty and dependency in the fourth age... It explores the spiritual dimension in late life and sensitivity presents the struggles facing older people in need of care, tackling important ethical issues such as the use of staff resources to meet relationship and intimacy needs in care homes... Therapists, particularly those who are unsure how to address this topic within their practice, or interested in developing a greater understanding in this area of gerontology will find it a thought provoking, searching, but thoroughly readable book. It is a very useful book for any reference library for occupational therapists involved with end of life care in the fourth age and for those working in care homes. -- OTOP NewsletterTable of ContentsPreface. 1. The spiritual dimension of ageing and people in need of care. 2. The studies of frail older people and staff in aged care. 3. Assessment of spirituality and spiritual needs: A developmental approach. 4. Meaning of Life and frailty in the later years. 5. Wisdom, final meaning, the spiritual journey and frail older people. 6. Spiritual reminiscence: provisional and final meanings in frail older people. 7. The spiritual journey and mental health amongst older adults in need of care. 8. Meeting the challenge: older people with memory loss and dementia. 9. Worship and use of ritual among older people: different cultures, different religions; working in multi-faith and multicultural societies. 10. Vulnerability and transcendence, living in a disintegrating body and failure to thrive. 11. Vulnerability, transcendence and living with physical health problems. 12. Relationship and intimacy needs among nursing home residents. 13. Grief, death, dying and spirituality in an aged care facility. 14. Ethical issues in the fourth age of life. 15. The model of spiritual growth and care in the fourth age of life. 16. References. Appendix 1: Assessment of the Spiritual Needs of Older Adults - 1st Level. Appendix 2: Assessment of the Spiritual Needs of Older Adults - 2nd Level. Appendix 3: Group topics for spiritual reminiscence. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis accessible and authoritative book provides an invaluable guide to identifying, treating and preventing depression in later life.Jill Manthorpe and Steve Iliffe take a multidisciplinary approach and employ both medical and psycho-social models of depression. The medical model is used to identify symptoms, make diagnoses and work towards optimal treatment. Psycho-social perspectives provide insight into the scale and complexity of the condition and point to its social causes. The authors identify different levels of depression through in-depth analysis and consider the condition in relation to, but distinct from, dementia, psychosis and anxiety disorders, helping professionals to make the correct diagnosis. Supporting case studies show that depression, and the physical symptoms often linked to it, are amenable to treatment. The authors provide practical guidance for health and social care practitioners and suggest numerous coping strategies.This comprehensive book is essential reading for health and social care practitioners working with older people, their carers and families.Trade ReviewWinner of the Health Care for the Elderly category of the 2006 BMA Medical Book Competition'This is a very useful source text, easy to read , very thought provoking, and up-to-date.' -- British Journal of Social WorkThis book provides a clear, readable overview to this area and as such could be recommended as an introductory text for practitioners or as a resource for carers and sufferers. -- PSIGE NewsletterManthorpe and Iliffe are careful to spell out not just the personal costs of depression and the medical treatments available for it, but also the effects on family and other caregivers of depression, and they discuss non-medical ways of both preventing and treating depression. -- Metapsychology OnlineThe book is an easy-read and well supported by `practice examples' that emphasise the complexity of real-life situations. It is generally well referenced and makes use of authoritative sources to support its recommendations. -- Ageing and SocietyExpertly written by a professor of social work and an academic general practitioner, this is a very accessible, focused and insightful book examining the complex issue of depression in older people. The positive message from the book encourages professionals to see depression as a disability, rather than a disease. It considers that practitioners should respond to the needs of those with depression taking a life course perspective, aiming to ameliorate their problems, rather than focusing only on seeking a cure... An excellent book recommended for all practitioners working with older people in all health and social care settings. -- Journal of Community NursingOverall, this is a very interesting text that reminds and refreshes experienced practitioners of the issues in identifying, recognizing and effectively treating and preventing depression in late life. For new practitioners and students, it effectively and clearly sets out crucial themes and issues for clinical practice. The text is easy to read and unthreatening in its language and format; clearly highlighting practice examples and signposting specific chapters relating to particular themes. -- OTOP NewsletterDepression in later life is a guide to identifying, treating and preventing depression in later life…The authors provide practical guidance for health and social care practitioners and suggest numerous coping strategies. Depression in later life is for health and social care practitioners working with older people, their carers and families'. -- Working with older peopleThis book takes a multi-disciplinary approach to the issue of depression in old age using a medical and psychological model. It defines different levels of depression and considers it alongside dementia, anxiety disorders and psychosis. It looks at causes and symptoms and shows how depression can be amenable to treatment'. -- Ageing MattersTable of Contents1. Why focus on depression? 2. The impact of depression. 3. Helping depressed older people. 4. Depression and dementia. 5. Depression, anxiety and psychosis. 6. Suicide and self-harm. 7. Carers' support. 8. Prevention of depression. 9. Conclusion. References. Subject index. Author index.

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Book SynopsisThis authoritative collection sets out the critical role and application of evaluation in identifying and developing good practice in a range of dementia care settings.The contributors discuss the evaluation of care at different levels and in various settings, particularly long stay care, covering evaluation methods, ethics, use of technology and the user's role in the evaluation process itself. Their contributions on evaluating aspects of dementia care ranging from life story work and environmental considerations to medication and dementia care mapping is a useful basis for the discussion of future challenges in evaluation of dementia care.Practical and theoretical, this wide-ranging text is essential reading for dementia care practitioners at all levels, as well as students and researchers interested in dementia care practice.Trade ReviewThere is a lot useful material in this book. The editors provide a clear introduction which defines the term 'evaluation', refers to different approaches and suggests why it is important in dementia care...This book will be useful to students of research methodology and professionals in dementia care who are interested in research. -- dementiaI would recommend this book to any occupational therapist new to working with clients with learning disabilities and dementia, and also to those developing and/or evaluating specific services for this population. -- College of Occupational TherapistsA Comprehensive and through work about ways to improve the lives of older people living with dementia. A reassuring book to have and a valuable resource for anyone embarking on a study of dementia care or designing a research programme in evaluation. -- Social Work and Social SciencesThis is an important contribution to further the view that the voices of people with dementia can be heard and that people with dementia can effectively help shape services. It is a highly readable book that tackles an often overlooked subject because of the very real difficulties that communication presents, and examines this by exploring in depth the ethical issues and current legislation which have a major impact on research within this current field. While laying out the challenges in facilitating this, it also presents a realistic view that this is achievable for people with dementia. -- RostrumInnes and McCabe (Dementia Studies, U. of Stirling, UK) gather together 14 essays for practitioners, students, and researchers interested in dementia care practice. The essays focus on evaluating dementia care and aspects of the process, such as setup, measurement and analysis, reporting results, and the implementation of recommendations. Other topics include policy contexts, technology, long stay care settings, ethics, and user involvement. Different settings and levels of evaluation are also discussed. Both author and subject indexes are provided. -- www.booknews.comThis book provides a comprehensive theoretical and methodological framework for the evaluation of dementia care, targeting nurses and other healthcare professionals with a specific interest in the domains of evaluative research and dementia. -- Nursing Older PeopleThe book is logically structured and has an impressive international flavour with contributors from Europe, the US and Scandinavia. The balance between theoretical chapters - for example addressing the policy context - and those focusing on practicalities of looking after people in long-stay care settings, is good. The discussion of user involvement is simple, insightful and grounded in the author's experience of evaluation services over the past 10 years. I have no doubt that I will dip in and out of this book for years. -- Community CareI found this collection of papers really useful, writes Les Bright because the editors have thought carefully about a potential readership of people busily engaged in organising and delivering services, with only limited time to read and add to the knowledge gained from their practice. -- Community CareOverall the text is professional without being too complex. It is easy to pick out areas of particular interest, with a sound reference section attached to each chapter to aid the reader in more extensive reading. I would suggest this is a good reference book for libraries and for departments considering evaluation a service or for any individuals undertaking research. -- College of Occupational Therapists Specialists SectionThe book is an important tool for practitioners at all levels, researchers and students interested in best practice. As a guide for occupational therapists this is a useful resource book and will assist in exploring the many ethical issues related to evaluating practice and raises questions on the use of internal versus external evaluators (something we all wrestle with). -- College of Occupational Therapists Specialists SectionTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Part One: Contexts of Evaluating Dementia Care. 1. What is Evaluation? Anthea Innes and Louise McCabe, both at the University of Stirling, UK. 2. Problems in Evaluating Dementia Care. Caroline Cantley, University of Northumbria, UK. 3. Internal versus External Evaluation. Carolyn Lechner, Case Western University, Ohio, USA. 4. The Policy Context For Evaluating Dementia Care. Louise McCabe. Part Two: Evaluating Dementia Care: Practicalities and Reflections. 5. Evaluating Technology For Dementia Care. Alison Bowes, University of Stirling, UK. 6. Evaluating Long Stay Care Settings: The Environment. Helle Wijk, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. 7. Evaluating Long Stay Care Settings: A Study of a Life Review and Life Storybook Project. Faith Gibson, University of Ulster, Ireland, Barbara Haight and Yvonne Michel, both at the Medical University of South Carolina, USA. 8. Evaluating Long Stay Settings: Reflections on the Process with Particular Reference to Dementia Care Mapping. Anthea Innes and Fiona Kelly, both at the University of Stirling, UK. 9. Evaluating Long Stay Interventions: Concealment of Medication. Øyvind Kirkevold, Norwegian Centre for Dementia Research, Norway. 10. Evaluating the Experience of People with Dementia in Decision-Making in Health and Social Care. Jeanne Tyrrell, University of Grenoble, France. Part Three: Future Challenges in Evaluating Dementia Care. 11. Ethics, Evaluation and Dementia. Julie Christie, East Dunbartonshire Council, UK. 12. User Involvement in Evaluations. Charlie Murphy, Coordinator of the Glasgow Access Panel, UK. 13. Evaluation of Dementia Care in Resource-Scarce Settings. Jurate Macijauskiene, Kaunas University of Medicine, Lithuania. 14. Building on the Lessons of Evaluations. Louise McCabe and Anthea Innes. Index.

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Book SynopsisClive Beaumont was diagnosed with Younger Onset Dementia at age 45, when his children were aged just 3 and 4. He had become less and less able to do his job properly and had been made redundant from the Army the year before.Clive's wife, Helen, tells of how she and the rest of the family made it through the next six years until Clive died: the challenge of continually adapting to his progressive deterioration; having to address the legal implications of the illness; applying for benefit payments; finding nursing homes; and juggling her responsibilities as a wife, a mother and an employee. She also describes the successful founding and development of The Clive Project, a registered charity set up by Helen and others in a bid to establish support services for people with Younger Onset Dementia.Younger Onset Dementia is comparatively rare, but not that rare. This story is for the family and friends of people with the condition, for the people themselves, and for the professionals working with them.Trade ReviewThis book is as engaging and enlightening as it is poignant and tragic, I personally could not put it down, I was so drawn to the heady mixture of its compelling human story, coupled with an easy, conversational readability. This book belongs to the burgeoning genre in mental health writing of client/user (or in this case, carer) narrative, and adds in no little way to that body of authority, especially covering the much less heralded arena (both clinically and in terms of publicity) of younger onset dementia. -- Mental Health NursingClive's wife Helen lays bare each raw aspect of her husband's condition and treatment: the tardy arrival of a proper diagnosis, the way Clive was shedding his life skills just as their children were acquiring theirs, the bewildering prejudices of the benefits system and the grief of having to find long-term care for him outside the home.Heartfelt, yet unsentimental, the result is a rare and illuminating account of trying to live and cope with this shattering condition.For anyone trying to understand the problems of dementia in younger people, this excellent book should be the first thing on their reading list. -- Nursing StandardTable of ContentsForeword. 1. Beginnings. 2. The Old Clive. 3. Diagnosis. 4. Dealing with the Diagnosis. 5. Coping with Dementia. 6. Sinking. 7. Nursing Homes. 8. Final Harbour. 9. The Start of the Clive Project. 10. The Present.

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