Supporting Older Persons on Their Aging Journey

Supporting Older Persons in Their Aging Journey provides an emancipatory, holistic, patient-centred, and decolonizing approach to nursing practice for older persons and caregivers, focusing on their unique needs and experiences. Providing a general overview of aging and well-being, this text identifies trends in present nursing practice, discusses the future of an aging population, and seeks to create opportunities for individuals to live well with chronic conditions.With a focus on collaboration and context as the keys to providing quality care that promotes health, well-being, and safety, the chapters discuss prevention strategies for successfully navigating life transitions. The authors encourage learners to creatively and collaboratively consider opportunities to support older people, their families, and caregivers so they may thrive, flourish, maintain their dignity, and fully define theirown quality of life as they navigate the challenges of aging and illness.This vital text is essential for nursing programs in universities and colleges within Canada, intended for courses on older persons, aging, or gerontological nursing.

Dr. Idevania Costa PhD, RN, NSWOC, is an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing and an Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Health Science, both at Lakehead University's School of Nursing in Thunder Bay, Ontario. She is also an Associate Researcher with Lakehead University's Centre for Education and Research on Aging and Health (CERAH). Dr. Kristen Jones-Bonofiglio PhD, RN, is an Associate Professor and Director of the School of Nursing at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario. She is also the Director of Lakehead University's Centre for Health Care Ethics (CHCE) and Head of the 1st Canadian Unit of the International Chair in Bioethics (World Medical Association Cooperation Centre).