Spiritual growth and care in the fourth age of life /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	MacKinlay, Elizabeth, 1940-
Imprint:	London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006.
Description:	1 online resource (271 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Older people -- Religious life. Older people -- Pastoral counseling of. Older people -- Care. Frail Elderly -- psychology. Aged, 80 and over. Aged. Health Services for the Aged. Pastoral Care. Spirituality. Older people -- Care. Older people -- Religious life. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11164444

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ISBN:	1846424801 9781846424809 9781843102311 1843102315 1280566248 9781280566240 1846424682 9781846424687 1843102315
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-264) and indexes. Print version record.
Summary:	Spiritual Growth and Care in the Fourth Age of Life explores the spiritual dimension of ageing and investigates the role of pastoral and spiritual care in helping the frail elderly cope with end-of-life issues. Focusing on the experience of nursing home residents and anecdotes gathered in interviews, MacKinlay sensitively presents the struggles facing older people in need of care, such as loss of independence and privacy. Her findings show that despite ill health, loneliness and depression, older people near the end of their lives find meaning and support in (re)discovering their spirituality, and that this is not just the experience of those in care facilities, but of older people more generally. The book includes a useful chapter on spiritual assessment, providing carers with information on how to recognise the need for care. This book will be of interest to nurses, care workers, pastoral support professionals and anyone else working with older people.
Other form:	Print version: MacKinlay, Elizabeth, 1940- Spiritual growth and care in the fourth age of life. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006
Standard no.:	9781843102311

Table of 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 : working in multifaith and multicultural societies
Vulnerability and transcendence, living in a disintegrating body and failure to thrive
Vulnerability, transcendence
Living with chronic 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.

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