Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on AgingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Easing the Family Caregiver Burden, Programs Around the Nation
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on AgingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Families Caring for an Aging America
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309448069
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.
Patient Safety and Quality
Author: Ronda HughesPublisher: Department of Health and Human Services
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
"Nurses play a vital role in improving the safety and quality of patient car -- not only in the hospital or ambulatory treatment facility, but also of community-based care and the care performed by family members. Nurses need know what proven techniques and interventions they can use to enhance patient outcomes. To address this need, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), with additional funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has prepared this comprehensive, 1,400-page, handbook for nurses on patient safety and quality -- Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. (AHRQ Publication No. 08-0043)." - online AHRQ blurb, http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nurseshdbk/
Developments in Aging : 1997 and 1998
Author: Developments in Aging
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on AgingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Older people
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Publications List
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on AgingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Older people
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Publications List, Prepared by The Staff of The Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, June 1997 - December 2004, 105-108th Congresses, 109-1 Committee Print, S. Prt. 109-23, *
Author: 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.
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1076
Book Description
National Family Caregiver Support Program
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Subcommittee on AgingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Caregivers
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description