Rehabilitation of older people : a handbook for the multidisciplinary team / edited by Amanda J Squires

Includes index.

Rehabilitation of older people: past, present and future / Amanda J. Squires Disease and disability in older people: prospects for intervention / Cameron G. Swift Rehabilitation and elderly ethnic minorities / James George and John Young Rehabilitation: complex values of a limitless team / Denise Keir Psychological approaches with older people / Charles Twining Team working in rehabilitation / Margaret Hastings Assessment, goal setting and outcomes in rehabilitation / Anna Smith Mental state and physical performance / Rosemary Oddy Communication problems of older people / Kirsten Beining and Jayne Whitaker The role of the nurse in rehabilitation of older people / Anne Gale and Jane Gaylard Feet and footwear of older people / Olwen Finlay and Colin Fullerton The potential of social work in the rehabilitation of older people / Jill Manthorpe Physiotherapy with older people / Jane Stephenson Occupational therapy with older people / Jean Hall Other essential services for rehabilitation of older people : Nutrition and dietetics in old age / Kiran Shukla ; Dentistry and old age / Joyce Smith ; Pharmaceutical care for the older patient / Alison Blenkinsopp ; Continence promotion in old age / Jill Mantle ; Sight in old age: an orthoptist's contribution to rehabilitation / Janet Pierce ; Hearing in old age: audiology and hearing therapy / Jane Milligan and Fiona Watts The role of the GP in primary care-led rehabilitation of older people / Chris Drinkwater Overview and future of rehabilitation of older people / Amanda J. Squires

Attitudes to rehabilitation of older people, particularly in departments specializing in care of the elderly, have become increasingly positive in recent years.