Healthy Ageing and Aged Care

Maree Bernoth and Denise Winkler

Represents current Australian and New Zealand policies and practices about working with and treating older people
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.
Accompanying videos and audio recordings give life to case studies in the text. They enhance the learning experience for the student audience by providing an opportunity to see the complexities and idiosyncrasies of situations relevant to older people and their carers.

Healthy Ageing and Aged Care

Maree Bernoth and Denise Winkler

Description

Healthy Ageing and Aged Care takes an inter-disciplinary approach to supporting older people within the community and in care. The text 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.

Based on the principles of the social determinants of health, the book is organised in three sections: The Context of Ageing, Social Aspects of Ageing, and Clinical Aspects of Ageing. The text is noteworthy in its inclusion of previously neglected topics, such as the growing numbers of homeless older people, the growing prison population, and the fact that older people are remaining in the workforce longer or re-entering the workforce later in life.
Lccompanying videos and audio recordings give life to case studies in the text. They enhance the learning experience for the student audience by providing an opportunity to see the complexities and idiosyncrasies of situations relevant to older people and their carers.

Healthy Ageing and Aged Care

Maree Bernoth and Denise Winkler

Part 1: The Context of Ageing
Chapter 1 The profile of older people in Australia and New Zealand
Chapter 2 The policies impacting ageing and aged care in Australia and New Zealand
Chapter 3 The experience of ageing as an Indigenous Australian and Maori Peoples
Chapter 4 The personal perspectives of ageing in a complex world
Part 2: The Social Aspects of Ageing
Chapter 5 Family relationships and informal care
Chapter 6 Intimate relationships
Chapter 7 Ageing in rural areas
Chapter 8 Vulnerabilities and Abuse
Chapter 9 Volunteer relationships and older people in the work force
Chapter 10 Leisure and Recreation in the lives of older people
Chapter 11 Previously unrecognised issues: Managing the Heath of an ageing prison and homeless population
Part 3: The Clinical Aspects of Ageing and Aged Care
Chapter 12 The impact of physiological changes on older people; implications for nursing practice
Chapter 13 The Older Person in Acute Care
Chapter 14 Maintaining Mental Health through the ageing experience
Chapter 15 Dementia
Chapter 16 Pharmacology
Chapter 17 The role of the Registered Nurse in maintaining optimal nutrition and hydration
Chapter 18 Mobility and falls prevention
Chapter 19 Managing multiple chronic conditions
Chapter 20 End of life care
Bonus online chapter Information access and use by older people

Healthy Ageing and Aged Care

Maree Bernoth and Denise Winkler

Author Information

Maree Bernoth, Senior Lecturer, Charles Sturt University, and Denise Winkler, Research Assistant, Charles Sturt University

Maree Bernoth, Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health, Charles Sturt University

Denise Winkler, Research Assistant, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health, Charles Sturt University

Contributors:

Simone Alexander, Dental Hygiene Tutor, School of Dentistry and Health Sciences, Charles Sturt University Jane Anderson-Wurf, Associate Dean, Rural Clinical Skill, The University of Notre Dame Tanya Atkinson, Housing and Support Manager, Wintringham Specialist Aged Care Susan Baidawi, Research Fellow, Department of Social Work, Monash University Karen Bell, Senior Lecturer, Social Work and Human Services, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Charles Sturt University Robyn Bryant, ASET Nurse, Wagga Wagga Rurul Referral Hospital Oliver Burmeister, Associate Professor, Information Technology, School of Computing and Mathematics Belinda Cash, Lecturer in Social Work and Human Services, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Charles Sturt University Ruth Crawford, Lecturer, Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Dentistry and Health Sciences, Charles Sturt University
Megan Daniel, BHlthSCi (Nursing), BEd (Primary), Clinical Nurse in Aged Care. Carmel Davies, Lecturer in Nursing, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health, Charles Sturt University. Rylee A Dionigi, Associate Professor, School of Exercise Science, Sport and Health, Charles Sturt University Gael Evans-Barr, Senior Officer, Alumi and Donor Relations, Charles Sturt University Gary Forrest, Executive Director, Clinical Operations (Custodial Health), Justice, Health and Forensic Mental Health Network Pam Foster, Senior Lecturer, Department of Nursing, Waiariki Institute of Technology Alison Henry, Lecturer, Nursing, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health, Charles Sturt University Travis Ingersoll, Professor, Social Work Department, West Chester University of Pennsylvania Jenny McKenzie, Oncology and Palliative Care specialist nurse
Faye McMillan, Program Director, Djirruwang Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health Education and Training Program, Charles Sturt University Robyn McMillan, Associate Lecturer, Mental Health, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health, Charles Sturt University
Susan Mlcek, Senior Lecturer, Social Work and Human Services, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Charles Sturt University Jed Montayre, Lecturer, Department of Nursing, Auckland University of Technology Stephen Neville, Associate Professor and Head of Department, Department of Nursing, Auckland University of Technology Margaret Roberts, Associate Head of Research, School of Clinical Sciences and Senior Lecturer, Department of Nursing, Auckland University of Technology. Kristy Robson, Lecturer in Podiatry, School of Community Health, Charles Sturt University. Marissa Samuelson, Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Dentistry and Health Sciences, Charles Sturt University S Peter Santangelo, Conjoint Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Newcastle Andreia Schineanu, Adjunct Lecturer, Charles Sturt University
Belinda Scott, Clinical Nurse Consultant in Dementia, NSW Health Kay Shannon, Lecturer, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology Helen Small, General Manager Operations, Wintringham Specialist Aged care Fredrik Velander, Course Director (Social Welfare), Lecturer (Social Work and Human Services), Charles Sturt University

Healthy Ageing and Aged Care

Maree Bernoth and Denise Winkler

Reviews and Awards

"This book contains a mass of material related to ageing and aged care, that I think would be useful to a student nurse or other allied health care undergraduate." - IAHPC, Roger Woodruff