Moving into Residential Care

A move to residential care is a major life transition, often occurring when people are already facing other challenges, such as illness or bereavement. For those contemplating such a move and their loved ones, Moving into Residential Care is an excellent resource for understanding both the practicalities and the psychosocial supports needed to help each person navigate the process. – Allen Power, MD, Schlegel Chair in Aging and Dementia Innovation, Schlegel U. Waterloo Research Institute for Aging, Ontario, CanadaHighly recommended. Practical, up to date, well researched and well set out, [this book] covers the areas most families need to grapple with in accessible, readable language, avoiding jargon. Vignettes add humanity to the narrative and focus the ideas presented. – Dr Peter McArdle, Consultant Geriatric Psychiatrist

Colleen Doyle is Professor of Aged Care at Australian Catholic University and Honorary Research Fellow at the National Ageing Research Institute.

Gail Roberts is a Senior Project Officer in Research at the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, and an academic with the Wicking Dementia Research and Education Program, Faculty of Health, University of Tasmania.