Long-Term Caring

This third edition of Long-term Caring: Residential, Home and Community Aged Care has been updated to cover components of the National Aged Care Training Package for students undertaking the Certificate III in Aged Care and Certificate III in Home and Community Care.

Written by leading specialists in aged care from both Australia and New Zealand, Long Term Caring: Residential, Home and Community Aged Care 3e continues to prepare students thoroughly for all aspects of personal care in a variety of aged care settings, within the home, community and in dedicated centres. The focus of the new edition is on how to deliver longterm care to meet an individual’s needs and to enhance their quality of life.

• Aligned to the most current Aged Care Training Package requirements

• A focus on cultural considerations in aged care

• Safety Alerts focusing on the key safety aspects of care giving

• Procedure boxes providing step-by-step instructions for performing care-giving tasks

• Quality of Life boxes focusing on how to promote quality of life

• Updated Review Questions at the end of each chapter, reinforcing learning and understanding of key concepts

• New chapter on the context of provision of care for older Maori

• New chapter structure linking like topics together

• Updated to reflect current manual handling procedures

• Additional information on normal ageing

• Wellness approach to ageing and aged care integrated throughout