Rehabilitation of the Older Person A Handbook for the Interdisciplinary Team

Chapters include: - rehabilitation of the older person - past, present and future - disease and disability in older people - the effectiveness of specialist interdisciplinary health care services - rehabilitation concepts - meeting the changing needs of stakeholders - NSF for Older People - team working in rehabilitation - process and outcome of rehabilitation - psychology and rehabilitation of the older person - rehabilitation settings - role of the PCT - working with carers - physician's role - nursing role - role of the physiotherapist - occupational therapy contribution - communication problems of older people - feet fit for rehabilitation [from table of contents].