Author: Billie H. FrazierPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Caregivers
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Selected Resources on Aging
Author: Billie H. FrazierPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Caregivers
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
A Guide to Selected Information Resources in Aging
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.
Selected Resources on Aging
Author: Billie H. FrazierPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aged
Languages : en
Pages : 38
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.
Analysis and Selection of Training Resources in Aging
Author: KWIC/ASTRA Training and Educational Resources in Aging (Project)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gerontology
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Age-Friendly Health Systems
Author: Terry FulmerPublisher: Institute for Healthcare Improvement (Ihi)
ISBN: 9781544527505
Category : Older people
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
According to the US Census Bureau, the US population aged 65+ years is expected to nearly double over the next 30 years, from 43.1 million in 2012 to an estimated 83.7 million in 2050. These demographic advances, however extraordinary, have left our health systems behind as they struggle to reliably provide evidence-based practice to every older adult at every care interaction. Age-Friendly Health Systems is an initiative of The John A. Hartford Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), in partnership with the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA), designed Age-Friendly Health Systems to meet this challenge head on. Age-Friendly Health Systems aim to: Follow an essential set of evidence-based practices; Cause no harm; and Align with What Matters to the older adult and their family caregivers.
Comprehensive Home Health Care
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term CarePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Home care services
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Selected Resources on Aging
Author: Billie H. FrazierPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aging
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Understanding Aging
Author: Martin Terplan M.D.Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1663213356
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
This book examines what causes aging. It describes the influence of aging on the structure and function of each body part, and it explains what impacts the elderly, including health care, diet, exercise, infections, cancer, pills, addictions, sleep, and money. The book advises how to stay healthy at home, how to select a nursing home, and, finally, how to cope with declining health, dying, and death. It is comprehensive yet concise and presents a clear understanding of aging with new information useful for everyone interested in the care of older people.