The Care of the Older Person

Crucial information for those who care, provide, create, and build for our rapidly growing-and cherished-senior population.

From an all-star team of researchers, doctors, and clinical professionals comes a comprehensive guide to navigating the enormous daily challenges faced by those caring for the elderly.

Thanks to extraordinary advances in technology and medicine, humans are living longer than ever before. As a result, more and more of us are living and engaging with an aging population in both our personal and professional lives, and there’s a heightened demand for concrete research and advice for how to effectively provide care for this growing demographic.

Care of the Older Person will help you learn how to:

counteract frailty in old age

identify elder abuse and address it

diagnose and manage dementia and Alzheimer’s disease

identify and treat malnourishment in older persons

manage Type 2 Diabetes in frail, elderly patients

handle incontinence in older adults

de-prescribe unnecessary medications

understand late-life depression

empower patients to make key decisions for themselves

support elderly persons with legal issues

anticipate and overcome common elderly financial concerns

provide care in a way that respects the patient’s religious beliefs