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This book is about the tools needed to implement a restorative care program in any care setting. Materials include educational material for staff, and ways in which to motivate both staff and older adults to engage in restorative care activities. Different from other restorative care programs in that it implements a restorative care philosophy of care rather than a restorative care program.

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Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP is a Professor in the Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. She also holds the Sonya Ziporkin Gershowitz Chair in Gerontology and maintains a clinical/faculty position with clinical work at Roland Park Place, a Lifecare community. Her research is primarily concerned with care of older adults, including health promotion and disease prevention, outcomes following rehabilitation, functional performance with a special focus on motivation related to functional activities and exercise behavior, and testing outcomes of restorative care nursing programs and other innovative long-term care projects. She has published more than 200 articles in nursing and/or medical journals, and numerous chapters in nursing and medical textbooks related to care of older adults. Dr. Resnick is coeditor and chapter contributor to multiple medical, nursing, physical therapy and interdisciplinary texts, and recently co-edited a book on Resilience in Aging and the 2011 Geriatric Nursing Review Syllabus.

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