Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act of 2005
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsPublisher:
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Category : Older people
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
Retooling for an Aging America
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309131952
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
As the first of the nation's 78 million baby boomers begin reaching age 65 in 2011, they will face a health care workforce that is too small and woefully unprepared to meet their specific health needs. Retooling for an Aging America calls for bold initiatives starting immediately to train all health care providers in the basics of geriatric care and to prepare family members and other informal caregivers, who currently receive little or no training in how to tend to their aging loved ones. The book also recommends that Medicare, Medicaid, and other health plans pay higher rates to boost recruitment and retention of geriatric specialists and care aides. Educators and health professional groups can use Retooling for an Aging America to institute or increase formal education and training in geriatrics. Consumer groups can use the book to advocate for improving the care for older adults. Health care professional and occupational groups can use it to improve the quality of health care jobs.
Homelessness, Health, and Human Needs
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309038324
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
There have always been homeless people in the United States, but their plight has only recently stirred widespread public reaction and concern. Part of this new recognition stems from the problem's prevalence: the number of homeless individuals, while hard to pin down exactly, is rising. In light of this, Congress asked the Institute of Medicine to find out whether existing health care programs were ignoring the homeless or delivering care to them inefficiently. This book is the report prepared by a committee of experts who examined these problems through visits to city slums and impoverished rural areas, and through an analysis of papers written by leading scholars in the field.
Official 1995 White House Conference on Aging
Author: The Conference on Inflation--Health, Education, Income Security, and Social Services, September 19-20, 1974, Washington, D.C.
Author: United States Congressional Serial Set, Serial No. 14947, Senate Reports Nos. 142-212
Author: United States. Congress. SenatePublisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1238
Book Description
Housing Our Elders
Author: United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Office of Policy Development and ResearchPublisher:
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Category : Housing policy
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Housing Our Elders
Author: United States. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development. Office of Policy Development and ResearchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Housing policy
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Families Caring for an Aging America
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309448093
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
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.