Life Transistions in the Older Adult

Times of transition can be stressful for elders, and can often provoke a health care crisis. Nurses and other health care professionals play an important role in helping older adults through transitional periods, and minimizing or preventing their health consequences. This book examines major types of life transitions for the elderly -- such as relocation, retirement, institutionalization, bereavement and loss, and grandparenting and surrogate parenting issues -- and their implications for the health care of older adults.