| Description |
271 p. : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-264) and indexes. |
| Contents |
The spiritual dimension of ageing and people in need of care -- The studies of frail older people and staff in aged care -- Assessment of spirituality and spiritual needs : a developmental approach -- Meaning in life and frailty in the later years -- Wisdom, final meaning, the spiritual journey and frail older people -- Spiritual reminiscence : provisional and final meanings in frail older people -- The spiritual journey and mental health amongst older adults in need of care -- Meeting the challenge : older people with memory loss and dementia -- Worship and use of ritual among older people : working in multifaith and multicultural societies -- Vulnerability and transcendence, living in a disintegrating body and failure to thrive -- Vulnerability, transcendence -- Living with chronic physical health problems -- Relationship and intimacy needs among nursing home residents -- Grief, death, dying and spirituality in an aged care facility -- Ethical issues in the fourth age of life -- The model of spiritual growth and care in the fourth age of life. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Older people -- Care.
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Older people -- Pastoral counseling of.
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Older people -- Religious life.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781846424809 |
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1843102315 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
9781843102311 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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