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Care of the Long-Stay Elderly Patient

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  • © 1991

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Editors:
  1. Michael J. Denham

    1. Northwick Park Hospital, UK

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Preventing Institutionalization: Policy Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The elderly in continuing-care units

      • Michael J. Denham
      Pages 3-11

    3. Standards of institutional care for the elderly

      • S Haywood
      Pages 12-28

    4. The physician and the continuing-care patient

      • Michael J. Denham
      Pages 29-42

  3. General and Specific Aspects of Care

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43
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    2. Quality of life: assessment and improvement

      • C. Twining
      Pages 45-68

    3. At home in hospital or nursing home?

      • T. Dartington, Michael J. Denham
      Pages 69-84

    4. Nursing care

      • P. Hibbs
      Pages 85-108

    5. Nutritional care of the long-stay patient

      • P. J. Brereton
      Pages 109-125

    6. Ward furniture and equipment

      • M. Clarke-Williams
      Pages 126-148

    7. Communication with patients in residence

      • M. Meikle, S. Holley
      Pages 149-160

    8. Education and life in the long-stay ward

      • S. Jones
      Pages 161-182

    9. Art education

      • S. Poulden
      Pages 183-196

    10. Dramatherapy

      • D. M. Langley, G. E. Langley
      Pages 197-216

    11. The value of music to the long-term patient

      • J. Alvin
      Pages 217-230

    12. Continuing care for the elderly mentally infirm — an occupational therapy contribution

      • M. C. Conroy
      Pages 231-242

    13. Continuing care for the elderly mentally infirm — a physiotherapy perspective

      • B. Sutcliffe
      Pages 243-261

  4. Improving Quality of Life: Case-Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 263-263
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    2. Roxbourne Hospital

      • E. Sonia Glossop
      Pages 265-274
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About this book

Since the first edition of this book was published there have been considerable changes in continuing care. NHS nursing homes have been created, enthusiasts have developed new initiatives, and attempts have been made to improve attitudes. The recent White Paper on Community Care is likely to accelerate the transfer of large numbers of elderly patients from long-stay hospital beds to private-sector accommodation: a move often accompanied by much anxiety about standards of care. Although Health Authorities visit private nursing homes and apply the National Association of Health Authorities' standards to them, anxieties continue. Unfortunately for the patients who remain in hospital, many Health Authorities seem reluctant to apply these same standards to their own long-stay departments, since many would fail abysmally. The 1987 annual report of the Health Advisory Service (see Chapter 3) presents a damning indictment of the care given to old people: A recent review of twelve consecutive HAS Reports on services for older people in hospitals shows that long-stay wards consistently offered environments which were unable to offer privacy, homely surroundings, personal space and possessions or adequate furniture. In the twelve districts there was not one comprehensive personalised clothing service. Half of the reports commented on the lack of effec­ tive management of continence. Catering was often provided according to the needs of the institution rather than those of the resident patients.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Northwick Park Hospital, UK

    Michael J. Denham

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Care of the Long-Stay Elderly Patient

  • Editors: Michael J. Denham

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3380-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1991

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-412-34770-2Published: 01 January 1991

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-3380-5Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 320

  • Number of Illustrations: 26 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Geriatrics/Gerontology, Nursing, Rehabilitation

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