Empowering the Elderly?
Empowering the Elderly?

Author: Amy Clotworthy

Publisher: transcript Verlag

Published: 2020-07-31

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 3839452112

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Health programmes that offer ›help to self-help‹ are meant to empower ageing adults to remain independent and self-sufficient at home for as long as possible. But what happens when the private home becomes a political realm in which state intervention and individual agency happen simultaneously? Based on 15 months of ethnographic fieldwork in a Danish municipality, Amy Clotworthy describes how both health professionals and elderly citizens negotiate the political discourses about health and ageing that frame their relational encounter. By elucidating some of the conflicts, paradoxes, and negotiations that occur, she provides important insights into the contemporary organisation of eldercare.

Empowering Frail Elderly People
Empowering Frail Elderly People

Author: Duncan P. Boldy

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2000-11-30

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 0313002568

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This book provides a unique analysis of provider-, environment-, client-, and societal-based obstacles to the empowerment of frail elderly persons in a philosophical framework of social values, as well as an applied framework wherein a variety of international case studies by a distinguished board of contributors provide concrete examples of the feasibility of achieving real empowerment. Empowerment means different things to different people in the context of housing, health, and social service delivery. This book analyzes the various definitions of the concept and practice of the empowerment of frail older persons and then discusses the definitions in a philosophical framework of social values regarding aging and the older person. Each chapter demonstrates the feasibility of achieving increased empowerment of older persons, even those with severe physical or mental disability. True empowerment of older persons in every country requires time, energy, money, and commitment to the goal. This book will be of interest to academic as well as professional audiences in areas of Gerontology, Psychology, Sociology, and Family Studies. Caregivers and policymakers will also find this analysis useful.

Communication for Successful Aging
Communication for Successful Aging

Author: Howard Giles

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-11-22

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 1000476057

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This essential volume explores the vital role of communication in the aging process and how this varies for different social groups and cultural communities. It reveals how communication can empower people in the process of aging, and that how we communicate about age is critically important to – and is at the heart of – aging successfully. Giles et al. confront the uncertainty and negativity surrounding "aging" – a process with which we all have to cope – by expertly placing communication at the core of the process. They address the need to avoid negative language, discuss the lifespan as an evolving adventure, and introduce a new theory of successful aging – the communication ecology model of successful aging (CEMSA). They explore the research on key topics including: age stereotypes, age identities, and messages of ageism; the role of culture, gender, ethnicity, and being a member of marginalized groups; the ingredients of intergenerational communication; depiction of aging and youth in the media; and how and why talk about death and dying can be instrumental in promoting control over life’s demands. Communication for Successful Aging is essential reading for graduate students of psychology, human development, gerontology, and communication, scholars in the social sciences, and all of us concerned with this complex academic and highly personal topic.

Measuring, Understanding and Improving Wellbeing Among Older People
Measuring, Understanding and Improving Wellbeing Among Older People

Author: Sefa Awaworyi Churchill

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-03-20

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9811523533

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How can we be happier, healthier and more satisfied in life? This edited collection examines various dimensions of wellbeing among older people, including its measurement; social, environmental and economic determinants; and how research can be translated into policy to improve quality of life for older people. With an increasingly ageing population across countries and an increasing population of older adults, there is growing interest in improving older people’s ability to live healthily and happily. With a focus on retirement and aged care, this book is important reading for those interested in Welfare Economics, Health Economics and Development.

Empowering Older People
Empowering Older People

Author: Daniel Thursz

Publisher: Burns & Oates

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 9780304334650

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Identifies existing barriers and proposes successful means for overcoming obstacles by generating income, suitable housing, and supportive associations and services for the older citizen worldwide.

Community Practice
Community Practice

Author: David A. Hardcastle

Publisher: OUP USA

Published: 2011-02-18

Total Pages: 454

ISBN-13: 0195398874

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This fully revised classic text provides a comprehensive and integrated overview of the community theory and skills fundamental to all areas of social work practice.

Caring for Older People in Nursing
Caring for Older People in Nursing

Author: Sue Barker

Publisher: Learning Matters

Published: 2013-11-12

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1446296296

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This book is part of the Transforming Nursing Practice series, written specifically to support nursing students on the new degree programme. As medical advances become more sophisticated, average life expectancies continue to grow. This presents significant challenges to the healthcare system, and caring for older people is now the concern of every nurse. This book aims to help you understand how to care for older people in any care setting. It uniquely focuses on person-centred, humanised care in addition to physical care, helping you to examine attitudes towards older people in healthcare and combat negative stereotypes. The book takes a positive stance on ageing, celebrating the fact that in the Western world we live longer and healthier with a focus on the wellbeing of the individual. Key features: · Easy-to-read introduction written specifically for nursing students, with a chapter on making the most of your placements with older people · Theory is linked to practice through case studies and scenarios, and shows the lived experiences of the older person · Linked to the latest NMC Standards and Essential Skills Clusters for degree-level education · Plenty of activities help you to build critical thinking and graduate skills.