Download or read book Public Policy and the Frail Elderly written by Federal Council on the Aging (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Public Policy and the Frail Elderly written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Caring for Frail Elderly People written by Patrick Hennessy and published by OECD. This book was released on 1996 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How are industrialized counties adapting to the changes provoked by an ageing population/ Includes eight detailed studies from Canada, Denmark, France, Japan, Spain, Sweden, the UK and the USA/.
Download or read book Caring for Frail Elderly People written by Patrick Hennessey and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Graying of the World written by Laura Katz Olson and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique book studies America's frail older population relative to the elderly in ten other nations. It contains a cross-national assessment of approaches to long-term care for the elderly and explains the nature and extent of current and future problems related to caring for the functionally impaired elderly. By studying and analyzing the ongoing struggles of other nations in their attempts to cope with growing populations of frail elderly, readers in the U.S. can expand the parameters of their own national debate on the subject. The Graying of the World shows the political, economic, and social context in which decisions on elder-care are based and evaluates how successful various countries'programs have been. Chapters outline alternative approaches taken by disparate types of national systems, highlighting unique and creative solutions to provide useful information on new and alternative ways to respond to personal and public issues related to elder-care. The elderly and their care in Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Japan, People's Republic of China, Sweden, and Yugoslavia are discussed, as are the elderly in Canada and the United States. Chapters cover the following topics for each country: the increasing number of frail elderly and their costly health needs the current and future role of the state in elder-care the current and future role of the family in elder-care types of support services offered for the elderly, including in-home care, community-based care, and institutional care the relationship of a nation's political economy to its attitude and policy on long-term care innovative approaches to elder-care Practitioners, decision makers, and the concerned general public will all find The Graying of the World an interesting and informative book that expands the discussion of health care options available for the elderly. As such, the book is also a helpful text for undergraduate and beginning graduate students of gerontology, public policy, and comparative politics, as well as for social service practitioners. It provokes much-needed conversation on developing a healthcare plan for the future that meets the needs of a large elderly population.
Download or read book Services to the Aging and Aged written by Paul K. Kim and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-03-04 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This series attempts to address the topic of aging from a wide variety of perspectives and to make available some of the best gerontological thought and writings to researchers, professional practitioners, and students in the field of aging as well as in other related areas.This volume is an invaluable resource for those persons seeking a broad, comprehensive coverage of current public policies and service programs for the elderly. Besides dealing with present gerontological services, it also explores the emerging challenges that these services must face in the future. One of the outstanding features of the book is that its contributors include some of the most prominent authorities in the field of gerontology. This is an exceptionally important and timely volume and is a much needed addition to the literature on aging.
Download or read book Real People Real Problems written by Jo Harris-Wehling and published by National Academies. This book was released on 1995 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Chronically Limited Elderly written by Howard A. Palley and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stresses the need for a clear national policy designed to provide improved home health and other in-home services for the chronically limited elderly and their families within a comprehensive system of community-based health and social services.
Download or read book The Older Americans Act written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Families Caring for an Aging America written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2016-11-08 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family caregiving affects millions of Americans every day, in all walks of life. At least 17.7 million individuals in the United States are caregivers of an older adult with a health or functional limitation. The nation's family caregivers provide the lion's share of long-term care for our older adult population. They are also central to older adults' access to and receipt of health care and community-based social services. Yet the need to recognize and support caregivers is among the least appreciated challenges facing the aging U.S. population. Families Caring for an Aging America examines the prevalence and nature of family caregiving of older adults and the available evidence on the effectiveness of programs, supports, and other interventions designed to support family caregivers. This report also assesses and recommends policies to address the needs of family caregivers and to minimize the barriers that they encounter in trying to meet the needs of older adults.
Download or read book Long Term Care for Frail Older People written by John C. Campbell and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aging of society is a growing concern in all advanced nations, and at the forefront of concern is long-term care for frail older people. Enactment of a new public long-term care insurance program by the Japanese government in 1997 provided an excellent opportunity for a conference focusing on an ideal long-term care system for frail older people. The conference was organized around four major themes: Social aspects, including family dynamics and the role of formal providers; Clinical aspects, including effective treatments for physical and mental disabilities; Macroeconomic and macropolitical settings for public policy; Program design and management issues. With contributions from the fields of medicine, nursing, social work, gerontology, political science, economics, and sociology, this volume provides an overview of key problems and possible solutions in programs for frail older people from a unique international perspective.
Download or read book Social Policy and Elderly People written by Frank Laczko and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The community care White Paper 'Caring for People' indicates a radical change in this important element of social policy. The White Paper raises many issues about the way in which social care will be planned and delivered in future decades. This book, which is based upon 10 papers delivered at the British Society of Gerontology Annual Conference examines aspects of the community care reforms as they effect older people, the largest single consumers of social care services.
Download or read book The Concept and Measurement of Quality of Life in the Frail Elderly written by James E. Birren and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2014-06-28 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work presents the first serious attempt to impose rigor on the definition and measurement of quality of life among the elderly. The book uses a conference to develop background but goes well beyond the meeting in terms of depth of reviews of the literature and of integration among the chapters.This book is intended for use by researchers in the many disciplines which focus on the mental and physical well-being of the elderly, including those in medicine, nursing, psychiatry, psychology, rehabilitation, sociology and social work, among others. In addition, this book provides important background information for professionals and policy makers interested in ensuring quality of life in the later years.
Download or read book Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2020-05-14 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social isolation and loneliness are serious yet underappreciated public health risks that affect a significant portion of the older adult population. Approximately one-quarter of community-dwelling Americans aged 65 and older are considered to be socially isolated, and a significant proportion of adults in the United States report feeling lonely. People who are 50 years of age or older are more likely to experience many of the risk factors that can cause or exacerbate social isolation or loneliness, such as living alone, the loss of family or friends, chronic illness, and sensory impairments. Over a life course, social isolation and loneliness may be episodic or chronic, depending upon an individual's circumstances and perceptions. A substantial body of evidence demonstrates that social isolation presents a major risk for premature mortality, comparable to other risk factors such as high blood pressure, smoking, or obesity. As older adults are particularly high-volume and high-frequency users of the health care system, there is an opportunity for health care professionals to identify, prevent, and mitigate the adverse health impacts of social isolation and loneliness in older adults. Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults summarizes the evidence base and explores how social isolation and loneliness affect health and quality of life in adults aged 50 and older, particularly among low income, underserved, and vulnerable populations. This report makes recommendations specifically for clinical settings of health care to identify those who suffer the resultant negative health impacts of social isolation and loneliness and target interventions to improve their social conditions. Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults considers clinical tools and methodologies, better education and training for the health care workforce, and dissemination and implementation that will be important for translating research into practice, especially as the evidence base for effective interventions continues to flourish.
Download or read book Caring for Frail Elderly People written by Patrick Hennessy and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Aging Public Policy written by Theodore H. Koff and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1999 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addressing those public policies that have the greatest influence on the lives of older people and those that have been promulgated specifically for older people, this volume analyzes the policy process; explores national policy development on behalf of older people; and describes the major public policies set up to help the elderly, including Social Security, Medicare, The Older Americans Act, institutional care, and employment and retirement policy. The final chapter discusses the advocacy process in the field of aging. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book The Not so golden Years written by Laura Katz Olson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2003 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Table of contents
