02460nam a2200361Ia 4500 ebr10141170 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 051221s2006 enka sb 001 0 eng d 2005036451 GBA593080 bnb 9781846424809 1843102315 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781843102311 (pbk. : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)228170294 BL625.4 .M33 2006eb 259/.3 22 MacKinlay, Elizabeth, 1940- Spiritual growth and care in the fourth age of life [electronic resource] / Elizabeth MacKinlay. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006. 271 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-264) and indexes. The spiritual dimension of ageing and people in need of care -- The studies of frail older people and staff in aged care -- Assessment of spirituality and spiritual needs : a developmental approach -- Meaning in life and frailty in the later years -- Wisdom, final meaning, the spiritual journey and frail older people -- Spiritual reminiscence : provisional and final meanings in frail older people -- The spiritual journey and mental health amongst older adults in need of care -- Meeting the challenge : older people with memory loss and dementia -- Worship and use of ritual among older people : working in multifaith and multicultural societies -- Vulnerability and transcendence, living in a disintegrating body and failure to thrive -- Vulnerability, transcendence -- Living with chronic physical health problems -- Relationship and intimacy needs among nursing home residents -- Grief, death, dying and spirituality in an aged care facility -- Ethical issues in the fourth age of life -- The model of spiritual growth and care in the fourth age of life. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Older people Care. Older people Pastoral counseling of. Older people Religious life. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10141170 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 84087 84087