Living Dying Caring

Prelims: Foreword, Contents and Introduction
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This chapter explains in depth numerous ideals and realities of caring in a nursing home and lays a foundation for the other chapters in the book...
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This chapter focuses on the resident’s lived experience in its complexity; encompassing cultural, temporal and social relationship factors...
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This chapter explores the complexity of communal life, highlighting the opportunities and challenges for residents, their families and carers who find themselves in a community not necessarily of their own choosing...
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This chapter provides examples of significant relationships formed when the doctor, the chaplain, the volunteer, the student and the activities staff are included in the team...
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This chapter is about families and how they visit, when they visit, and if they visit at all. The stories that are included highlight the dilemma of some families when the primary reason for visiting the nursing home is gone - when the resident has died..
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This chapter shows some gaps in the care of dying residents. Reflection on these episodes of care highlights the importance of clear communication among all carers...
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This chapter demonstrates the importance of recognising each resident in their unique, historical, cultural context. The stories included also reveal the place of ritual in encouraging residents to celebrate life in its fullness...
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This chapter wrestles with the complexity of documentation; the official record is discussed, both as a narrative and as a communication tool. Also explored is the issue of appropriate resources being provided to enhance the dying resident’s care...
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End Matter: Index
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