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Money management and elderly people with dementia
- Authors:
- LANGAN Joan, MEANS Robin
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 3(3), September 1994, pp.33-42.
Elderly people with dementia pose complex issues around the management of their financial affairs. This article looks at the law relating to the handling of other people's money in England and Wales, and draws out the policy and practice implications for those working with elderly people.
Cataracts
- Author:
- BJELOGRLIC Predrag
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 3(3), September 1994, pp.45-52.
Describes cataracts and their impact on the lives of older people.
Stereotyping and the elderly patient
- Author:
- JARMAIN D. Ellen
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 3(3), September 1994, pp.5-13.
Explores the stereotyping of elderly people and ways in which staff might reinforce low self-esteem as a result of the way elderly people are perceived.
Caring for people with Huntington's disease (HD)
- Author:
- SHELDON Jan
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 3(4), December 1994, pp.21-27.
Huntington's disease, also referred to as Huntington's Chorea is a progressive neurological disease that affects cognitive, behavioural and physical functions. Gives the history of the disease, identifies who is at risk from it and states what symptoms arise as a result of having the disease. Concludes by looking at the type of care available for the person with HD.
Two kinds of significance of place in old age
- Author:
- BISSELL Gavin
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 3(4), December 1994, pp.57-64.
The article is concerned about the social care of older people in relation to decisions about risk or residence, where social work and social care staff are involved, because they often reflect implicit theories of significance of place to the elderly. Examines two theories of significance of placement, together with some of their practice implications.
Ageing and consumer culture: will we reap in whirlwind?
- Author:
- BLAIKIE Andrew
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 4(4), December 1994, pp.5-7.
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
Discusses changing attitudes towards ageing and looks at how the consumer culture is capitalising on the need for people to cope with the transitions of mid- and later-life.
Approved social work and older people with dementia
- Author:
- PARKER Jonathan
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 3(3), September 1994, pp.15-27.
Identifies and explores issues and ambiguities in the present approved social work role in relation to older people with dementia to makes some proposals for future practice.
It's time to wake the 'sleeping giants' - black and minority ethnic older people within the European Union
- Author:
- SCOTT Helena
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 3(2), May 1994, pp.22-35.
Describes Age Concern Scotland's European-based project 'Ageing in Multicultural Europe' - its aims, networking activities, and a major symposium held in Edinburgh in December 1993.
Living happily ever after
- Author:
- CHURCH Robert
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 3(2), May 1994, pp.52-60.
The roles of the carer and other support systems in assisting people who have experience angina, a heart attack or stroke to live positive and fulfilling lives.
What can we do about elder abuse?
- Authors:
- BULMER Joan, CRAIG Yvonne, WILKINSON Gill
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 3(2), May 1994, pp.14-17.
Describes a training programme at Kingston's SSD to raise social workers awareness of elder abuse.