title: Older People and Their Needs: A Multi-disciplinary Perspective Gianetta Corley , Editor Whurr Publishers 221pp £19.50 1 86156 083 4 1861560834.
abstract: Fourteen relatively short chapters make up this informative and very readable text aimed at professionals and experienced family carers. The wide range of topics, covering physical, psychosocial, religious and financial issues reflect the diversity of older people's needs and the expertise required to meet them. The chapters on nutrition and foot care are excellent and serve as reminders for good practice in assessment and ongoing care. Insights into the theoretical frameworks and methods of working by close team colleagues such as physios and occupational therapists are enlightening. The most thought provoking chapters include personal accounts and case studies, for example those on working with families, the quality of services for people with dementia and the work of the chaplain.