Age Concern England.

Millions of people find themselves unexpectedly responsible for organising the care of an older person facing a crisis. This book aims to help carers through the the first hours and days of an emergency.

This is a multi-disciplinary handbook which aims to guide health professionals towards identifying and meeting the needs of religious and cultural groups. It promotes the need for a framework of knowledge, ideas and increased self-awareness.

For teachers and students of social science and medicine, nurses, health visitors, doctors, therapists, social workers, and health service and local authority managers, this book draws together current knowledge in the UK on this subject.