The Encyclopedia of Elder Care

Focusing on the practical notions of how to care for the patient, this resource features 300 articles, written by experts in the field. The coverage includes acute and chronic disease; home care, including family-based care provisions; nursing home care; rehabilitation; health promotion; disease prevention; education; case management; and more.

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Focusing on the broad, but practical notions of how to care for the patient, the "Encyclopaedia of Elder Care", a state-of-the-art resource features nearly 300 articles, written by experts in the field. Multidisciplinary by nature, all aspects of clinical care of the elderly are addressed. Coverage includes acute and chronic disease; home care, including family-based care provisions; nursing home care; rehabilitation; health promotion; disease prevention; education; case management; social services; assisted living; advance directives; palliative care; and much more! Each article concludes with specialty web site listings to help direct the reader to further resources. A first in the field, the "Encyclopaedia of Elder Care" will prove to be an indispensable tool for all professionals in the field of aging, such as nurses, physicians, social workers, counsellors, health administrators, and more.