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Assisting spirituality in residential establishments
— the Abbeyfield Kent Society and parish-based care homes in Gillingham | | Author(s) | Michael Collyer |
| Corporate Author | Sheffield Centre, Church Army |
| Publisher | Church Army, Sidcup, London, 2009 |
| Pages | 32 pp (Discovering faith in later life 9) |
| Source | Download from website (18/06/09): http://www.churcharmy.org.uk/ms/sc/OlderPeople/sfc... |
| Keywords | Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Pastoral care ; Care homes ; Abbeyfield Society ; Standards of provision ; Kent. |
| Annotation | The Discovering Faith in Later Life (DFiLL) series is a resource to motivate, challenge and encourage the wider church to take the spiritual needs of older people seriously. The series also engages in some theological reflection to assist leaders to think theologically about the work they are doing, and to think about how a mission-shaped church might respond to the ever increasing older population who no longer have experience of church, or indeed lack a basic understanding of the Christian faith. Delivery of spiritual care in residential establishments is now a part of improving the quality of life for frail older people. Care homes now have to provide evidence that this is being incorporated into individual care plans. This report provides some insight of best practice that can be modelled by carers and ministers alike, into provision of spiritual care in residential care homes. Two examples in Kent are detailed which take this requirement seriously. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090622203 E |
| Classmark | EX: OW: KW: KKHA: 583: 8K |
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