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Social Care of the Elderly: The Effects of Ethnicity, Class and Culture

Social Care of the Elderly: The Effects of Ethnicity, Class and Culture


Marjorie H. Cantor, Mark Brennan



About the Author Marjorie H. Cantor is Professor Emerita and Brookdale Distinguished Scholar, Graduate School of Social S...
Health and Safety: A Workbook for Social Care Workers (Knowledge and Skills for Social Care Workers)

Health and Safety: A Workbook for Social Care Workers (Knowledge and Skills for Social Care Workers)


Suzan Collins



About the Author Suzan Collins is a trainer and consultant in management and social care. She delivers training throughou...
How to Get Good Care Services - For yourself or your relatives

How to Get Good Care Services - For yourself or your relatives


Clare Kirkman



About the Author Clare Kirkman worked in the UK Health and Social Care sector for 23 years prior to moving to Spain. She ...
Life and Death Decisions: Psychological and Ethical Considerations in End-Of-Life Care

Life and Death Decisions: Psychological and Ethical Considerations in End-Of-Life Care


Phillip M. Kleespies



Life and Death Decisions: Psychological and Ethical Considerations in End-Of-Life Care...
My Father's Keeper: The Story of a Gay Son and His Aging Parents

My Father's Keeper: The Story of a Gay Son and His Aging Parents


Jonathan G. Silin



From Publishers Weekly When his elderly parents begin failing in health, the author, a Bank Street College educator, must...
The Activity Year Book: A Week by Week Guide for Use in Elderly Day and Residential Care

The Activity Year Book: A Week by Week Guide for Use in Elderly Day and Residential Care


Annie Bowden, Nancy Lewthwaite



About the Author Anni Bowden has a Diploma in Occupational Therapy from Salford University in Manchester, UK and worked f...
Working With Custodial Grandparents

Working With Custodial Grandparents


Bert Hayslip, Julie Hicks Patrick



About the Author Bert Hayslip, Jr., PhD, received his doctorate in Experimental Developmental Psychology from the Universit...
The Tragedy of King Lear (The New Cambridge Shakespeare)

The Tragedy of King Lear (The New Cambridge Shakespeare)


William Shakespeare, Jay L. Halio



Book Description For this updated critical edition of King Lear, Professor Halio has added a new introductory section on ...
When Aging Parents Can't Live Alone : A Practical Family Guide

When Aging Parents Can't Live Alone : A Practical Family Guide


Ellen F. Rubenson



From Library Journal As parents age, living independently often becomes difficult because of declining physical and menta...
Families Caring across Borders: Migration, Ageing and Transnational Caregiving

Families Caring across Borders: Migration, Ageing and Transnational Caregiving


Cora Baldock, Loretta Baldassar, Raelene Wilding



Families Caring across Borders: Migration, Ageing and Transnational Caregiving...
When a Family Member Has Dementia: Steps to Becoming a Resilient Caregiver

When a Family Member Has Dementia: Steps to Becoming a Resilient Caregiver


Susan M. Mccurry



Review "Although unsettling for a reader who has not been involved with dementia, the book is an authentic and heartening c...
Navigating the Journey of Aging Parents: What Care Receivers Want

Navigating the Journey of Aging Parents: What Care Receivers Want


Cheryl Kuba



Review 'Cheryl Kuba reveals the inner world of the care receiver, providing a compassionate solution-orientated approach, i...
Elderburbia: Aging with a Sense of Place in America

Elderburbia: Aging with a Sense of Place in America


Philip B. Stafford



Review "Good things come in small packages" would be an appropriate summary of this short but rich, versatile, and very a...
Socioeconomic Status, Parenting, and Child Development (Monographs in Parenting Series)

Socioeconomic Status, Parenting, and Child Development (Monographs in Parenting Series)


Marc H. Bornstein, Robert H. Bradley



Socioeconomic Status, Parenting, and Child Development (Monographs in Parenting Series)...
Taking Care of Mom and Dad: The Mechanics of Taking Care of Your Parents in Their Time of Need

Taking Care of Mom and Dad: The Mechanics of Taking Care of Your Parents in Their Time of Need


Mike Rust



About the Author Mike Rust is a pension actuary who consults with employers on the design and administration of retireme...
Parenting the Custodial Grandchild: Implications For Clinical Practice

Parenting the Custodial Grandchild: Implications For Clinical Practice


Bert Hayslip, Patricia Kaminski



From the Author Bert Hayslip, Jr., PhD , received his doctorate in Experimental Developmental Psychology from the Univers...
Aging Mothers and Their Adult Daughters: A Case of Mixed Emotions

Aging Mothers and Their Adult Daughters: A Case of Mixed Emotions


Karen Fingerman



About the Author Karen L. Fingerman is the Berner Hanley University Scholar and Associate Professor of Developmental and Fa...
Qualitative Gerontology: A Contemporary Perspective

Qualitative Gerontology: A Contemporary Perspective


Graham D. Rowles, Nancy E. Schoenberg



About the Author Graham D. Rowles, PhD, is Professor of Gerontology and was founding director of the Graduate Center for Ge...
Senior Centers: Opportunities For Successful Aging

Senior Centers: Opportunities For Successful Aging


Beverly Beisgen, Marilyn Kraitchman



About the Author Beverly Ann Beisgen is the director of operations for development for the West Penn Allegheny Health Syste...
Swooning Beauty: A Memoir Of Pleasure

Swooning Beauty: A Memoir Of Pleasure


Joanna Frueh



From Publishers Weekly A performance artist and art history professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, Frueh has a lot ...
King Lear (The Annotated Shakespeare)

King Lear (The Annotated Shakespeare)


William Shakespeare



About the Author Burton Raffel is Distinguished Professor of Arts and Humanities Emeritus and professor of English emerit...
Empowering Frail Elderly People: Opportunities and Impediments in Housing, Health, and Support Service Delivery

Empowering Frail Elderly People: Opportunities and Impediments in Housing, Health, and Support Service Delivery


Duncan P. Boldy, Leonard F. Heumann, Mary E. Mccall



Review “This very timely book focusing on empowerment of the frail elderly is a most welcome and significant addit...
Stages of Senior Care: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Making the Best Decisions

Stages of Senior Care: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Making the Best Decisions


Lori Hogan, Paul Hogan



From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Using their experience running a successful international company providing in-hom...
The Eldercare Handbook: Difficult Choices, Compassionate Solutions

The Eldercare Handbook: Difficult Choices, Compassionate Solutions


Ann Convery, Stella Henry



Review “realistic and concise”” (Richard Wolfe, M.S., Chair of Caregiver and Kinship Committee of th...
The Driving Dilemma: The Complete Resource Guide for Older Drivers and Their Families

The Driving Dilemma: The Complete Resource Guide for Older Drivers and Their Families


Elizabeth Dugan



About the Author Elizabeth Dugan, Ph.D., is a noted researcher on geriatric issues. She teaches at the University of Massac...
The Caregiver's Sourcebook

The Caregiver's Sourcebook




The Caregiver's Sourcebook...
Take Your Oxygen First: Protecting Your Health and Happiness While Caring for a Loved One with Memory Loss

Take Your Oxygen First: Protecting Your Health and Happiness While Caring for a Loved One with Memory Loss


James Huysman Psyd Lcsw, Leeza Gibbons, Rosemary Deangelis Laird



From Publishers Weekly Overwhelmed family caregivers will find Gibbons's book immensely and immediately useful. Even thou...
Person-Centred Dementia Care: Making Services Better (Bradford Dementia Group Good Practice Guides)

Person-Centred Dementia Care: Making Services Better (Bradford Dementia Group Good Practice Guides)


Dawn Brooker



About the Author Dawn Brooker is Strategic Lead Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) at the Bradford Dementia Group, University of...
My Mother, Your Mother: Embracing ''Slow Medicine,'' the Compassionate Approach to Caring for Your Aging Loved Ones

My Mother, Your Mother: Embracing ''Slow Medicine,'' the Compassionate Approach to Caring for Your Aging Loved Ones


Dennis Mccullough



Review “As valuable a resource as any I’ve found.” (Jane Gross, New York Times ) “McCullough&...
Involved Fathering and Men's Adult Development: Provisional Balances

Involved Fathering and Men's Adult Development: Provisional Balances


Rob Palkovitz



Review The mix of qualitative and quantitative methods utilized in the study offer innovative approaches to fathers' indivi...