Maria Pasiecznik Parsons, Nicky Smith, Richard Coaten, Alex Coulter, Jane Spiro, John Daniel, Charlotte Cunningham, Michael Bryan, Pat Winslow, Melanie Brierley...
Jeremy Porteus, Mayte Sancho, Maria Brenton, Sheila Peace, Norma Montesino, Lluvi Farré, Marina Casula, Lisa Butcher, Marta Pi Martin, Gizem Aksümer...
This investigation into the experience of aging in a retirement metropolis translates research into useful information for people living and working within retirement communities, those looking to move in, and scholars of gerontology, aging studies,...Loe edasi...
Written for all who support the well-being of older adults, including scholars, educators, health professionals, musicians, psychologists, service providers, caregivers, and students. The authors share findings on how musical activities in senior ce...Loe edasi...
Memorys barriers are without barriers, writes Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee in the opening of his touching and thoughtful memoir, Your Own Will Leave You. Bhattacharjee eloquently reflects on family, care, and memory as he chronicles his experiences...Loe edasi...
As the need for long-term care expands, evaluating the roles of its primary providersthe state, the market, and the familybecomes increasingly essential. This book first examines recent research on the contributions of families and the marketplace t...Loe edasi...
A luminous collection of essays and poems about family, faith, and the art of saying goodbye from award-winning essayist, poet, and teacher Brenda Miller.In Love You, Bye, award-winning author Brenda Miller maps the territory...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-Apr-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Morgan James Publishing llc, ISBN-13: 9781636989136)
Rethink age. Redefine the future. Society has been taught to see aging as a steady declinebut what if its actually a dynamic, flexible journey shaped by how people live, think, and choose? In Your Aging Advantage, two...Loe edasi...
The book builds a picture of caregiving for the elderly throughout history, by means of a carerscape. This idea is based on Appudurais ethnoscape, and is used here with different concepts highlighted in each chapter to create a picture of car...Loe edasi...
Most people don’t know how to have a “good death”—but Jane Callahan does. By day, Jane is a corporate marketer and mom, but by nights and weekends, she works with the almost-dead. As an end-of-life doula, she helps the terminally i...Loe edasi...
As life expectancy continues to rise and birthrates decline, nations around the world face unprecedented challenges in caring for aging populations. This book offers a comprehensive analysis of long-term care insurance systemsboth public and private...Loe edasi...
A criminal that preys on the vulnerable. A detective who will fight for the truth.A broken and bloodied body is found dumped at the bottom of a quarry in Cumbria. There are markers of a suicide at the scene but forensic examinations prove it was all...Loe edasi...
Play the Game is a deeply compassionate, personal account of author Terri Leedoms journey as a caregiver to her mother living with dementia. From the earliest signs of the disease to her mothers final decline, this memoir offers a candi...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 24-Mar-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Aevo UTP, ISBN-13: 9781487562830)
Life Lines is an ethnographic exploration of elder care as a creative and relational process, centred on the author’s journey caring for his aging father. Over five years, these shared moments opened up new understandings of his fa...Loe edasi...
Searingly honest . . . compelling, hard to read and hard to put down Literary Review A frank and moving story . . . an urgent plea Telegraph Who speaks? Who is able to make themselves heard? And if this fundamental politica...Loe edasi...
