The care home handbook / edited by Professor Graham Mulley, Professor Clive Bowman, Dr. Michal Boyd, Dr. Sarah Stowe.

Includes index.

The Resident's Journey. Admissions and Discharges -- Life in a Care Home -- Values, Standards, Ethics and Probity. Respect and Dignity -- Rights and Legal Considerations -- Core Nursing and Personal Care Skills. Feeding and Nutrition, Hygiene, and Promotion of Continence -- Common Clinical Conditions. Mobility and Falls -- Vision, Hearing and Foot Care -- Major Medical Problems -- Medical Emergencies -- Mental Health Problems. Dementia, Delirium and Depression -- Medicines Management. The Management of Medications -- Infection Prevention and Control. Infection Prevention -- Managing Specific Infections -- Procedures and Observations. Specialised Procedures -- Clinical Measurement and Observations -- The End of Life. Dying and Death -- Contacting Other Professionals. Referrals and Template Letters to Colleagues -- What if... Dealing with Challenging Problems.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (John Wiley, viewed November 21, 2014).