| Rehabilitation Interventions for the Institutionalized Elderly Contributor(s): Taira, Ellen D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0866568336 ISBN-13: 9780866568333 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $162.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 1989 Annotation: Gerontology professionals offer suggestions to enrich the quality of rehabilitation services offered to the institutionalized elderly. This exciting volume examines up-to-the-minute ideas--some that would have been unlikely even a few years ago--that focus exclusively on rehabilitation services for the institutionalized elderly. Despite the strong move toward more community health services in the last decade, the essential role of the nursing home in the long term care continuum is continuing to expand. Perspectives on the response of elderly persons to therapeutic interventions are addressed--including the positive effects of such techniques as touch in therapy, group psychotherapy, and verbal and activity interventions. A significant exploration of the use of technological applications to promote independent living adds a new dimension to the use of technology in the field of gerontology--often a mixed blessing to chronically ill persons. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Medical | Allied Health Services - Occupational Therapy - Social Science | Gerontology |
| Dewey: 362.61 |
| LCCN: 88018065 |
| Series: Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics |
| Physical Information: 86 pages |