Ageing at Home

The past decade in aged care has been one of considerable ferment and challenge in relation to the growing demand on health and social services from an increasingly ageing Australian population. This chapter comprehensively explores this idea...
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Prelims: Foreword, Dedication, Acknowledgments and Contents.
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Health care professionals working with aged care people in a community setting deal primarily with the impact of the consequences of disease or impairment. They need to be able to assist the elderly individually as completely as possible …
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The law and ethics have a critical impact on how those working with the elderly provide community care. This chapter provides readers with a deeper understanding of these sometimes complex issues ...
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The process of ageing, like many other processes in life, is impacted by culture. This chapter offers explanations of what defines culture and its various components and helps to distinguish between cultures and encourage acceptance of all cultures.
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Ageing people both give and receive care and support within their homes and community. This chapter covers issues such as the effect caring has on the wellbeing of carers, ageing people who are carers and the challenge of relinquishing full-time car
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This chapter delves into the risk factors of falling both in the home and hospital among older people and disputes whether prevention plans are truly effective.It also includes and explains how to assess an ageing person...
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Urinary and faecal incontinence present enormous challenges both to those who suffer from them and to those who care for sufferers. This chapter thoroughly explains how incontinence is a multifaceted problem and provides insight for carers on how to
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People with intellectual disabilities are a very diverse group. They embark on the ageing process from many different starting points; depending on residence, employment history, family and health status. This chapter explores the effects these have
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Diabetes, both identified and undiagnosed, is greatly increasing in Australia. This chapter includes the definition, characteristics and screening process of diabetic clients. A thorough guide in managing diabetes is also provided to assist carers…
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Anxiety and depressive disorders, dementia and delirium are common mental health conditions that affect ageing people. These psychiatric conditions are discussed in detail in this chapter as well as how these problems affect cultural interaction …
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Parkinson’s disease and stroke are common conditions responsible both directly and indirectly for significant morbidity and mortality. This chapter outlines the principles for managing ageing people living with these conditions in the community …
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In this chapter dementia as a ‘syndrome’ is defined and discussed thoroughly. It outlines the progression of the syndrome on the individual, strategies for the carer and it also looks at the role of both the carer and community…
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This chapter provides a positive insight into palliative care and its varying aims and responses. It also offers suggestions for the carer and community in terms of responding to cancer and other palliative care illnesses affecting the ageing person...
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End Matter: Index
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