Spiritual growth and care in the fourth age of life. (2006)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Elizabeth MacKinlay.
• Other Names: MacKinlay, Elizabeth, 1940-
• Contents: The spiritual dimension of ageing and people in need of care -- The studies of frail older people and staff in aged care -- Assessment of spirituality and spiritual needs: a developmental approach -- Meaning in life and frailty in the later years -- Wisdom, final meaning, the spiritual journey and frail older people -- Spiritual reminiscence: provisional and final meanings in frail older people -- The spiritual journey and mental health amongst older adults in need of care -- Meeting the challenge: older people with memory loss and dementia -- Worship and use of ritual among older people: different cultures, different religions; working in multifaith and multicultural societies -- Vulnerability and transcendence, living in a disintegrating body and failure to thrive -- Vulnerability, transcendence and living with physical health problems -- Relationship and intimacy needs among nursing home residents -- Grief, death, dying and spirituality in an aged care facility -- Ethical issues in the fourth age of life -- The model of spiritual growth and care in the fourth age of life.
• Publisher Details: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Publication Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource (272 pages)
• Subjects: 259/.3; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology; Care Of The Elderly; Coping With Old Age; Older people -- Religious life; Older people -- Pastoral counseling of; Older people -- Care
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781846424809; 1846424801
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.