There's Nobody There : Community Care of Confused Older People /

There's Nobody There is a study of family members who care for, and those suffering confusion caused by Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia. The authors describe the experience of caregivers, often the caregivers' own words, and assess the impact of community care policies on th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Opie, Anne
Otros Autores: Allen, Natali, Fulcher, Leon, Hawke, Gary
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2017]
Edición:Reprint 2016.
Colección:Studies in Health, Illness, and Caregiving
Temas:
Older people > Home care.
Older people > Family relationships.
Dementia > Patients > Home care.
Personnes âgées > Soins à domicile.
Personnes âgées > Relations familiales.
Déments > Soins à domicile.
MEDICAL > Caregiving.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • 1 Introduction: Siting the Study
  • 2 The 'REACH' Study: Method and Texts
  • 3 Becoming a Caregiver
  • 4 'The Common Round, the Daily Task': Caring in Everyday Life
  • 5 Caring for Caregivers: Informal Support Networks
  • 6 Caring for the Caregivers: the Provision of Formal Support Services
  • 7 Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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