The Care and Wellbeing of Older People

The Care and Wellbeing of Older People is aimed at all those training and taking courses relating to the healthcare of older people. This could mean pre- and post-registration students in universities and colleges as well as practitioners in hospitals and care homes.

PART ONE

1. Values - what older people have told us

2. Policy and politics (disadvantaged)

3. Sociology (disadvantaged)

4. Person-centred care

PART TWO

5. Communication

6. Promoting dignity and compassionate care for older people in hospital

7. Assessment and care planning

8. Involving relatives and carers

9. Advocacy and rights

10. Protecting older vulnerable adults

11. Inter-professional working

PART THREE

12. Lifestyle (major physical and mental health risks)

13. Promoting mental health and wellbeing

14. Promoting physical health

15. Transitions

16. Palliative care, death and bereavement

17. Medicines, concordance

18. The homeless

19. Life in care

20. Social networks

Conclusion
Glossary
References

PART ONE

1. Values - what older people have told us

2. Policy and politics (disadvantaged)

3. Sociology (disadvantaged)

4. Person-centred care

PART TWO

5. Communication

6. Promoting dignity and compassionate care for older people in hospital

7. Assessment and care planning

8. Involving relatives and carers

9. Advocacy and rights

10. Protecting older vulnerable adults

11. Inter-professional working

PART THREE

12. Lifestyle (major physical and mental health risks)

13. Promoting mental health and wellbeing

14. Promoting physical health

15. Transitions

16. Palliative care, death and bereavement

17. Medicines, concordance

18. The homeless

19. Life in care

20. Social networks

Conclusion
Glossary
References