Gerontology for the Health Care Professional

Chapter1 Age Matters: Profiles of an Aging Society
Chapter2 Social Gerontology
Chapter3 Aging in Place and the Continuum of Care
Chapter4 Loss, Grief, Death, and Dying
Chapter5 Health Literacy and Clear Communication: Keys to Engaging Older Adults and Their Families
Chapter6 Policy Issues for Older Adults
Chapter7 The Physiology and Pathology of Aging
Chapter8 Cognitive and Psychological Changes Related to Aging
Chapter9 Functional Performance in Later Life: Basic Sensory, Perceptual, and Physical Changes Associated with Aging
Chapter10 Drugs and the Older Adult
Chapter11 Nutrition and Aging
Chapter12 Perspectives on Oral Care in Healthy Aging and Prevention for the Older Adult
Chapter13 Sexuality and Aging
Chapter14 Reframing Aging Issues to Ensure a Better Future