Oakland Journal Number 15: Fall 2008
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Item Changing Health Care for Vulnerable Older Adults: Five Programs of Research(Oakland University, 2008-10-01) Adams, Linda Thompson; Nixon, Jude V.Four papers discuss the relative influence of scientific, societal, and/or public policy upon the care of vulnerable older adults. Each paper addresses a program of research, an aspect of which influences the quality of health provided. Although the focus of each program of research is different, a common theme is improvement in health care provided for older adults.Item Changing the Care Provided Persons with Dementia: The Role of Experiential Knowledge and Philosophy of Science(Oakland University, 2008-10-01) Whall, Ann L.; Nixon, Jude V.This discussion is both cautionary and hopeful, for it addresses the remaining ability of those persons with dementia as well as the effect of such lack of recognition, upon the care delivered to all vulnerable older adults.Item Preserved Implicit Memory in Dementia Care: A Potential Model for Care(Oakland University, 2008-10-01) Harrison, Barbara E.; Nixon, Jude V.In the next decade, millions of persons with dementia will need nursing care, which will challenge our current approaches to care. This discussion explains a new nursing practice approach for the care of persons living with dementia.Item Promoting the Well-being of Older Adults through Multi-sensory Environments(Oakland University, 2008-10-01) Riley-Doucet, Cheryl; Nixon, Jude V.The rapidly growing elderly population brings new health care issues into sharp focus, particularly that of caring for elders with neurologic and cognitive deficits related to dementia.