This book provides night staff, their managers and anyone else with an interest in care homes with the information and practical skills they need to deliver appropriate care at night. The authors look at nutrition and hydration, continence, challenging behaviour, medication, night time checking, pain management and end of life care.
This book provides night staff, their managers and anyone else with an interest in care homes with the information and practical skills they need to deliver appropriate care at night. The authors look at nutrition and hydration, continence, challenging behaviour, medication, night time checking, pain management and end of life care.
Diana Kerr is Research Fellow at the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships, University of Edinburgh. Diana has worked for many years as practitioner, educator, trainer and researcher in the field of older age, dementia and learning disability and dementia. She has and continues to design and run courses on dementia and learning disability and dementia for voluntary, statutory and private providers, as well as carers. Heather Wilkinson is a co-director of the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships, University of Edinburgh, where she also directs a programme of work focusing on ageing and dementia. Heather is also the Director of Research and Knowledge Exchange for the School of Health in Social Science at the University of Edinburgh. She is involved in a number of different research projects and teaching with a dementia focus.
Inhaltsangabe
Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. The Night Time. 2. Night Staff: Their Work and Experiences. 3. Night Staff and their Health. 4. What is Dementia? What Night Staff Need to Know and Do. 5. Sleep, Ageing and Group Care. 6. Night Time Checking. 7. Eating and Drinking Through the Night. 8. The Care Home Environment at Night. 9. Night Time Activities. 10. Responding to the Pain Experiences of People at Night. 11. Medication and Night Time Care. 12. End of Life and Palliative Care at Night. 13. Relatives and Night Time Care. 14. Night Time Care Prompts for Inspectors. Conclusion. References. Appendix. Index.
Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. The Night Time. 2. Night Staff: Their Work and Experiences. 3. Night Staff and their Health. 4. What is Dementia? What Night Staff Need to Know and Do. 5. Sleep, Ageing and Group Care. 6. Night Time Checking. 7. Eating and Drinking Through the Night. 8. The Care Home Environment at Night. 9. Night Time Activities. 10. Responding to the Pain Experiences of People at Night. 11. Medication and Night Time Care. 12. End of Life and Palliative Care at Night. 13. Relatives and Night Time Care. 14. Night Time Care Prompts for Inspectors. Conclusion. References. Appendix. Index.
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