Nursing homes [[electronic resource] ] : the family's journey / / Peter S. Silin |
Autore | Silin Peter S. <1954-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (316 p.) |
Disciplina | 362.1/6 |
Soggetto topico |
Older people - Nursing home care
Nursing home patients - Family relationships Older people - Nursing home care - Psychological aspects Older people - Nursing home care - Social aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8018-7688-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455012403321 |
Silin Peter S. <1954-> | ||
Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Nursing homes [[electronic resource] ] : the family's journey / / Peter S. Silin |
Autore | Silin Peter S. <1954-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (316 p.) |
Disciplina | 362.1/6 |
Soggetto topico |
Older people - Nursing home care
Nursing home residents - Family relationships Older people - Nursing home care - Psychological aspects Older people - Nursing home care - Social aspects |
ISBN | 0-8018-7688-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780196903321 |
Silin Peter S. <1954-> | ||
Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Nursing homes : the family's journey / / Peter S. Silin |
Autore | Silin Peter S. <1954-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (316 p.) |
Disciplina | 362.1/6 |
Soggetto topico |
Older people - Nursing home care
Nursing home patients - Family relationships Older people - Nursing home care - Psychological aspects Older people - Nursing home care - Social aspects |
ISBN | 0-8018-7688-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- PART I CARING DECISIONS -- CHAPTER 1 When Someone You Love Goes into Care -- Alastair -- CHAPTER 2 Deciding about Care -- Lydia Jean -- CHAPTER 3 Family Decision Making -- Mary -- CHAPTER 4 Guilt, Loss, and Grief -- Marjorie -- PART II THE NURSING HOME -- CHAPTER 5 About Nursing Homes -- Mildred -- CHAPTER 6 Viewing the Home -- John and Joyce -- CHAPTER 7 Staff Roles: Who Does What? -- Mabel -- CHAPTER 8 The Nursing Home System -- Cyrus -- PART III MOVING IN AND SETTLING IN -- CHAPTER 9 Preparations for Moving Day -- Betty -- CHAPTER 10 Moving Day -- Joan -- CHAPTER 11 Settling In -- Bill -- PART IV BEING THE FAMILY MEMBER OF SOMEONE IN CARE -- CHAPTER 12 Care and Care Planning -- Louise -- CHAPTER 13 Communication and Problem Solving -- Alvin (part 1) -- CHAPTER 14 Visiting -- Jane -- CHAPTER 15 Out-of-Town Caregivers -- Lloyd -- CHAPTER 16 Making a Home Better -- Ann -- CHAPTER 17 Difcult Decisions and the End of Life -- Donald -- Alvin (part 2) -- APPENDIX 1 State Ombudsperson Offices -- APPENDIX 2 Accessing Care in Canada -- APPENDIX 3 Nursing Home Residents' Rights under U.S. Law -- APPENDIX 4 Questionnaires -- Resources -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827244703321 |
Silin Peter S. <1954-> | ||
Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Nursing homes and assisted living : the family's guide to making decisions and getting good care / / Peter S. Silin |
Autore | Silin Peter S. <1954-> |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (388 p.) |
Disciplina | 362.16 |
Altri autori (Persone) | SilinPeter S. <1954-> |
Soggetto topico |
Older people - Nursing home care
Nursing home patients - Family relationships Older people - Nursing home care - Psychological aspects Older people - Nursing home care - Social aspects |
ISBN | 0-8018-9601-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""PART I: CARING DECISIONS""; ""CHAPTER 1 When Someone You Love Goes Into Care""; ""Becoming a Caregiver""; ""Becoming “the Family Member� of Someone in Care""; ""Learning the Role of “the Family Member�""; ""Types and Levels of Care""; ""Other Considerations""; ""Alastair""; ""CHAPTER 2 Deciding about Care""; ""How to Talk about Care""; ""Choosing the Right Time""; ""Stress and Burnout""; ""When a Parent Chooses to Live at Risk""; ""Making the Decision""; ""Your Legal Right to Make Decisions for Your Relative: A Warning""
""Advance Directives and Medical Decisions""""Lydia Jean""; ""CHAPTER 3 Family Decision Making""; ""Family Relationships and Care Decisions""; ""How to Make Family Decisions""; ""Family Meetings""; ""Keep Your Relative Involved""; ""Mary""; ""CHAPTER 4 Guilt, Loss, and Grief""; ""What Is Guilt?""; ""Conflicts That Give Rise to Guilt""; ""Families and Guilt""; ""Adult Children""; ""Guilt, Culture, and Society Today""; ""When Guilt Has Other Purposes in Your Life""; ""Not All Relationships Were Ideal""; ""Guilt and Dementia""; ""Dealing with Guilt""; ""Letting Go""; ""Grief and Loss"" ""Handling Grief""""Marjorie""; ""PART II: THE RESIDENCE""; ""CHAPTER 5 About Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities""; ""Keeping Your Relative at Home""; ""Where to Start Finding a Nursing Home or Assisted Living Facility""; ""Applying for Seniors Housing""; ""About Good Care and Good Caring""; ""Models of Care""; ""On Abuse""; ""Specialized Dementia Care Units""; ""Costs""; ""Nursing Homes and Legal Responsibility""; ""Mildred""; ""CHAPTER 6 Viewing the Residence""; ""Staffing""; ""Programming""; ""Policies""; ""Dining""; ""Physical Plant""; ""Surveys and Accreditation"" ""John and Joyce""""CHAPTER 7 Staff Roles: Who Does What?""; ""Receptionist""; ""Administrator""; ""Personal Care: Nurse�s Aides""; ""Nurses""; ""Dietitian and Food Services Staff""; ""Social Worker""; ""Recreation Therapists""; ""Rehabilitation Staff""; ""Housekeepers / Building Maintenance Staff""; ""Pharmacist""; ""Physicians""; ""Other Staff Members""; ""Mabel""; ""CHAPTER 8 Nursing Home and Assisted Living Systems""; ""How the System Works""; ""A Typical Day""; ""Cyrus""; ""PART III: MOVING IN AND SETTLING IN""; ""CHAPTER 9 Preparations for Moving Day"" ""How to Prepare Your Relative""""Get to Know the Home in Advance""; ""Equipment""; ""Valuables""; ""Clothing and Laundry""; ""Plan Ahead for Moving Day""; ""Plan to Take Care of Yourself""; ""Betty""; ""CHAPTER 10 Moving Day""; ""Stay Calm""; ""If Your Relative Refuses to Go""; ""Walking through the Door""; ""When You First Arrive""; ""Joan""; ""CHAPTER 11 Settling In""; ""Resident Adjustment""; ""Changes and Differences in Behavior""; ""Dementia and Behavior""; ""Sex and Relationships in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living""; ""On Staying Healthy""; ""Your Emotional Adjustment"" ""The Gap in Your Life"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814178503321 |
Silin Peter S. <1954-> | ||
Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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