Listening to people with dementia: A pastoral care perspective

Journal of Religious Gerontology

Volumn 13, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 91-106

  MacKinlay, Karen ^a,b  

^a Gerontological Pastoral Care Institute   (United States)

^b Wesley Gardens Aged Persons Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dementia; Disempowerment; Fears; Loneliness; Pastoral care; Prayer

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957826458     PISSN: 10502289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J078v13n03_07     Document Type: Article

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