Comfort & Care at the End of Life (Hardcover, New)

For some elderly people, the body weakens while the mind stays alert. Others remain physically strong, and cognitive losses take a huge toll. But for everyone, death is inevitable, and each loss is personally felt by those close to the one who has died. End-of-life care is the term used to describe the support and medical care given during the time surrounding death. An older person is often living, and dying, with one or more chronic illnesses and needs a lot of care for days, weeks, and sometimes even months. This book explores helping with comfort and care at the end-of-life and hopes to make the unfamiliar territory of death slightly more comfortable for everyone involved. Discussions on hospice, end-of-life services, costs, ethics, and quality of care are contained herein.

General

Imprint:	nova science publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2011
First published:	September 2010
Editors:	Spencer B. Adams
Dimensions:	180 x 260 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	301
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-60876-768-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Care of the elderly Books > Medicine > Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences > Human reproduction, growth & development > Human growth & development > Maturation & ageing
LSN:	1-60876-768-X
Barcode:	9781608767687

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