Innovations in the Care of the Elderly

Originally published in 1984 and concentrating on the West Midlands area of the UK, this book describes the innovations that were made and all that was involved in bringing about changes in care provision for elderly people.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Nature of Innovation 2. Promoting Innovation - A District Medical Officer's View 3. How Local Government Funds Innovations in Social Services 4. Early Intervention in a General Practice 5. Extended role of the Home Help Service 6. High-Rise Sheltered Housing David 7. Domiciliary Physiotherapy for the Elderly in South Birmingham 8. The Volunteer Stroke Scheme Eileen Staunton 9. A Continence Advisory Service 10. Making a Geriatric Department Effective 11. Hollymoor Psychogeriatric Service 12. A Day Centre for the Elderly Mentally Infirm 13. Residential Home for the Elderly Mentally Inform 14. Domiciliary Care of the Terminally Ill 15. Education in Care of the Elderly 16. The Societal Context of Innovation in Care of the Elderly .

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Bernard Isaacs held the Charles Hayward Chair of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Birmingham, UK. Helen Evers was Senior Research Fellow at the University of Warwick, UK.

Zusammenfassung

Originally published in 1984 and concentrating on the West Midlands area of the UK, this book describes the innovations that were made and all that was involved in bringing about changes in care provision for elderly people.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Bernard Evers Isaacs
• Mitarbeit: Helen Evers (Herausgeber), Evers Helen (Herausgeber), Bernard Isaacs (Herausgeber), Isaacs Bernard (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.06.2024
• EAN: 9781032256498
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3225649-8
• Seiten: 200
• Serie: Routledge Library Editions: Health, Disease and Society
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Medizin > Allgemeines; MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, Nursing, MEDICAL / Geriatrics, HEALTH & FITNESS / Longevity, Geriatric medicine, Midwifery, Human Geography