Intro -- Spiritual Growth and Care in the Fourth Age of Life -- Contents -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- 1 The Spiritual Dimension of Ageing and People in Need of Care -- 2 The Studies of Frail Older People and Staff in Aged Care -- 3 Assessment of Spirituality and Spiritual Needs: A Developmental Approach -- 4 Meaning in Life and Frailty in the Later Years -- 5 Wisdom, Final Meaning, the Spiritual Journey and Frail Older People -- 6 Spiritual Reminiscence: Provisional and FinalMeanings in Frail Older People -- 7 The Spiritual Journey and Mental Health among Older Adults in Need of Care -- 8 Meeting the Challenge: Older People with Memory Loss and Dementia -- 9 Worship and Use of Ritual among Older People: Working in Multifaith and Multicultural Societies -- 10 Vulnerability and Transcendence -- 11 Living with Chronic Physical Health Problems -- 12 Relationship and Intimacy Needs among Nursing Home Residents -- 13 Grief, Death, Dying and Spirituality in an Aged Care Facility -- 14 Ethical Issues in the Fourth Age of Life -- 15 The Model of Spiritual Growth and Care in the Fourth Age of Life -- APPENDIX 1: ASSESSMENT OF THE SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF OLDER ADULTS: LEVEL 1 -- APPENDIX 2: ASSESSMENT OF SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF OLDER ADULTS: LEVEL 2 -- APPENDIX 3: GROUP TOPICS FOR PSIRITUAL REMINISCENCE -- REFERENCES -- SUBJECT INDEX -- AUTHOR INDEX.

This book explores the spiritual dimension of ageing and investigates the role of pastoral and spiritual care in helping the frail elderly cope with end-of-life issues. Focusing on the experience of nursing home residents and anecdotes gathered in interviews, MacKinlay sensitively presents the struggles facing older people in need of care.

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