Healthy Ageing and Aged Care [Paperback]

Healthy Ageing and Aged Caretakes an inter-disciplinary approach to supporting older people within the community and in care. It represents current Australian policies and practices and takes a holistic view of the older person, and emphasises the positive aspects of the ageing process, maintaining that people age in healthy ways and continue to be an integral part of their families and communities. This is one of the rewarding aspects of working with older peopleassessing accurately and collaboratively putting in place strategies that can maintain the person's quality of life. The goal is for students to be able to develop those skills by engaging with the material in this book.PART ONE: The context of ageing1. The opportunities and challenges of ageing in Australia,Clarissa Hughes, Robin Harvey, Christine Stripling2. Policies influencing aged care in Australia: past, present and future,J. Michael Wynne, Lynda Saltarelli3. The experience of ageing for Indigenous Australians,Jayne Douglas4. The personal perspective of ageing in a complex world,Denise WinklerPART TWO: The social aspects of ageing5. Family relationships and informal care,Belinda Cash6. Ageing in rural areas: Embracing Diversity,Karen Bell, Sabine Wardle7. Elder Abuse,Briony Dow, Bianca Brijnath, Kate O'Halloran8. Older People Volunteering,Gael Evans-Barr9. Leisure, Sport and Recreation in the Lives of Older People,Rylee DionigiPART THREE: The clinical aspects of ageing and aged care10. The impact of physiological changes on older people: Implications for nursing,Maree Bernoth, Jed Montayre11. The older person in acute care,Elyce Green, Bridget Honan13. Maintaining mental health through the ageing experience,Peter Santangelo, John Dobronhotoff14. Dementia,Marguerite Bramble15. Pharmacology,Phillip Ebbs16. Optimal nutrition and hydration,Ruth Crawford, Marissa Samuel‘