Mindfulness-based elder care
Subtitle: A CAM model for frail elders and their caregivers
By: Lucia McBee.
Publisher: Springer Pub.; Springer Publishing Company
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780826115119
Subjects: Frail elderly -- Diseases -- Alternative treatment; Frail elderly -- Nursing home care; Alternative medicine; Meditation; Caregivers; Mind and body; Frail Elderly; Health Services for the Aged; Caregivers; Communication; Mind-Body Relations (Metaphysics); Professional-Patient Relations
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A box for father: healthcare and nursing homes; title: Learning from the inside out: mind-body and mindfulness-based; title: Knock, knock: complementary and alternative medicine; title: The sound of one hand clapping: mindfulness-based elder care; title: Imagine this: mindfulness-based elder care for frail elders in the nursing; title: Drifting away from my head to my heart: mindfulness-based elder care for elders with dementia; title: Mindfulness-based elder care for isolated elders and palliative care; title: Dance like nobody is watching: mindfulness-based elder care and creativity; title: Who will take care of us? an overview of mindfulness-based elder care for; title: Riding the waves: mindfulness-based elder care for informal caregivers; title: Learning to take care of myself: a seven week mindfulness-based elder care course; title: Introduction to stress reduction for professional caregivers: a one-hour class and other options for staff; title: Walking with tigers.