Main description:

Healthy Ageing and Aged Care takes an inter-disciplinary approach to supporting older people within the community and in care. It represents current Australian policies and practices and takes a holistic view of the older person, and emphasises the positive aspects of the ageing process, maintaining that people age in healthy ways and continue to be an integral part of their families and communities. This is one of the rewarding aspects of working with older
people-assessing accurately and collaboratively putting in place strategies that can maintain the person's quality of life. The goal is for students to be able to develop those skills by engaging with the material in this book.

Contents:

PART 1: THE CONTEXT OF AGEING1: The Opportunities and Challenges of Ageing in Australia 2: Policies Influencing Aged Care in Australia: Past, Present and Future 3: Healthy Ageing and Aged Care of First Nations Australians 4: The Personal Perspective of Ageing in a Complex World PART 2: THE SOCIAL ASPECTS OF AGEING5: Family Relationships and Informal Care 6: Ageing in Rural Areas: Embracing Diversity 7: Elder Abuse 8: Older People Volunteering 9: Leisure, Sport and Recreation in the Lives of Older People PART 3: THE CLINICAL ASPECTS OF AGEING AND AGED CARE10: The Impact of Physiological Changes on Older People: Implications for Nursing Practice 11: The Older Person in Acute Care 12: Maintaining Mental Health through the Ageing Experience 13: Dementia 14: Pharmacology 15: Optimal Nutrition and Hydration 16: Oral Health 17: Mobility and Falls Prevention 18: Managing Multiple Chronic Conditions (Multimorbidity) 19: End-of-life Care