1st Edition

Residential Work with the Elderly

By C Paul Brearley Copyright 1977
118 Pages
by Routledge

118 Pages
by Routledge

118 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1977, Residential Work with the Elderly brings together theoretical and practical approaches of relevance to providing care for older people in residential homes and long-stay geriatric hospitals. He describes the kinds of use to which institutional care is commonly put, the effects of institutional living o individual residents and the ageing process. He also examines ways... Read more

Preface 1. Introduction 2. Aspects of communal living 3. Special needs of the elderly 4. Entering care 5. Working with the individual in the communal group 6. Conclusions Suggestions for further reading Bibliography

Biography

C. Paul Brearley