title: Spiritual care. Soul survivors.
abstract: The importance of meeting spiritual needs when caring for older people is increasingly acknowledged. A survey of nursing and residential homes in the Trent region showed managers interpreted spiritual care very broadly, according favourite television programmes and countryside visits some spiritual significance. Most thought all home staff had a responsibility for residents' spiritual care.
authors.affiliation: Lincoln Theological Institute, Sheffield University.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Orchard
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006694:Holistic Health; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D010327:Pastoral Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D012941:Social Responsibility; D013222:State Medicine; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom