Aging Loved Ones

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on Family Caregiving for Older Adults
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309448093

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Families Caring for an Aging America by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on Family Caregiving for Older Adults Pdf

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.

Author : Kathy Quan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-17
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781605507491

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The Everything Guide to Caring for Aging Parents by Kathy Quan Pdf

There are a lot of issues to consider as our loved ones get older. From in-home care to assisted living facilities, there are myriad options available - and each person's needs are unique. Family members need a resource that will answer all of their questions and ease them through this often complicated transition. This helpful handbook guides concerned children as they: decide which level of care is best for their parent; maintain communication and discuss difficult topics; handle home safety issues; manage transportation; find and work with a primary-care physician; navigate insurance paperwork; handle legal issues and questions; and other sensitive issues. From setting up a support network to avoiding scams, this informative guide will help a family decide on - and implement - the best care options for their loved ones.

Author : Ronda Hughes
Publisher : Department of Health and Human Services
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Medical
ISBN : IOWA:31858055672798

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Patient Safety and Quality by Ronda Hughes Pdf

"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/

Author : Focus On The Family
Publisher : Fotf Complete Guide
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2004-10-25
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 141430160X

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Caring for Aging Loved Ones by Focus On The Family Pdf

Offers support to caregivers of the elderly, covering everything from understanding the physical and mental changes of aging to handling finances, making medical decisions, getting help, and dealing with end-of-life issues.

Author : Marion Somers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781886039803

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Elder Care Made Easier by Marion Somers Pdf

Culled from the author's real-world experiences, this guide to the tasks of being an elder caregiver contains heartfelt stories as well as a framework that allows readers to face their challenges in an organized manner. By simply implementing a couple of Dr. Marion's 10 steps, caregivers can quickly ease caregiving panic by equipping themselves with the knowledge necessary to make informed decisions about everything from adapted equipment for the elderly and housing to financial and legal issues.--From publisher description.

Author : Robert L. Kane Dr.
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781101478899

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The Good Caregiver by Robert L. Kane Dr. Pdf

A survival guide with an insider's perspective, for the millions of unprepared caregivers of aging loved ones. As Americans are living longer, an unprecedented number of people now require long-term care during their last years. More than 15 million adult children now care for their elderly parents, and unsuspecting caregivers are usually unprepared financially, emotionally, and practically for the relentless job they will face. In The Good Caregiver, world-renowned expert on aging and long- term care Dr.Robert Kane provides a road map for caregiving. More than just a professional expert, Dr. Kane draws on his personal experience of caring for his aging mother after she struggled from a debilitating stroke. Dr. Kane offers heartfelt advice for those learning how to best care for their loved one and how to make thoughtful, informed decisions at each stage of the caring process: ? How does a nursing home differ from assisted living? ? How is a homemaker different from a home health aide? ? How far can you trust a hospital discharge planner? ? What services does Medicare cover, and much, much more The Good Caregiver equips readers to deal more effectively with the challenges of day-to-day care and to navigate the system itself, including legal, financial, and interpersonal hurdles. Filled with stories and sidebars from other caregivers, The Good Caregiver offers a candid, personal approach to caregiving, providing fearless answers to difficult scenarios with humor and encouragement.

Author : Focus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0842335889

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Caring for Aging Loved Ones by Focus Pdf

Offers support to caregivers of the elderly, covering everything from understanding the physical and mental changes of aging to handling finances, making medical decisions, getting help, and dealing with end-of-life issues.

Author : Paula Span
Publisher : Grand Central Life & Style
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06-10
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780446552226

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When the Time Comes by Paula Span Pdf

What will you do when you get the call that a loved one has had a heart attack or a stroke? Or when you realize that a family member is too frail to live alone, but too healthy for a nursing home? Journalist Paula Span shares the resonant narratives of several families who faced these questions. Each family contemplates the alternatives in elder care (from assisted living to multigenerational living to home care, nursing care, and at the end, hospice care) and chooses the right path for its needs. Span writes about the families' emotional challenges, their practical discoveries, and the good news that some of them find a situation that has worked for them and their loved ones. And many find joy in the duty of caring for an older loved one. There are 45 million Americans caring for family members currently, and as the 77 million boomers continue to age, this number will only go up. Paula Span's stories are revealing and informative. They give a sense of all the emotional and practical factors that go into the major decisions about caregiving, so that readers will be better able to figure out what to do when the time comes for them and their loved ones.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on the Future Health Care Workforce for Older Americans
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2008-09-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309115872

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Retooling for an Aging America by Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on the Future Health Care Workforce for Older Americans Pdf

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.

Author : Jo Horne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : STANFORD:36105040224235

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Caregiving by Jo Horne Pdf

Author : Dueep J. Singh,John Davidson
Publisher : Mendon Cottage Books
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781310849909

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Home Care for the Elderly - Looking after Aging Loved Ones by Dueep J. Singh,John Davidson Pdf

Table of Contents Looking after Elders Home care for The Elderly Introduction- Home Nursing the Elderly Choosing The Right Room Right Beds for the Patients Making Up A Bed Treating Bedsores Bathing Your Patient Poultices Invalid/Elderly Cookery Appendix Extra Use for Poultices- Curing Tonsillitis Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction - Home Nursing the Elderly Did you know that around 41 million people are about the age of 65 in the USA alone? All over the world, the statistics can be counted in millions because the life expectancy rate of people living in the 21st century has increased due to better living conditions, medical facilities and healthier food. That is why once upon a time when a person was considered to be lucky if he managed to live to his 30th or 40th year – Europe in medieval times – the given lifespan of three score and ten allocated naturally to a man should not come as a surprise today.

Author : Barbara Silverstone,Helen Hyman
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0394499484

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You and Your Aging Parent by Barbara Silverstone,Helen Hyman Pdf

Deals with the many emotional and practical hurdles that often thwart sons and daughters in their efforts to meet the needs of aging parents and points to solutions that can be.

Author : Jane Daly
Publisher : NavPress
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781624057670

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The Caregiving Season by Jane Daly Pdf

Caring for elderly parents is challenging. It’s a season of life that requires grace and strength that can only come from God. In The Caregiving Season, Jane Daly shares personal caregiving stories, offering practical advice to help you honor your aging parents well and deepen your personal relationship with Christ along the journey.

Author : Jane Gross
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780307472403

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A Bittersweet Season by Jane Gross Pdf

Wise, smart, and ever-helpful, an essential guide to caring for aging parents. When Jane Gross found herself suddenly thrust into a caretaker role for her eighty-five year-old mother, she was forced to face challenges that she had never imagined. As she and her younger brother struggled to move her mother into an assisted living facility, deal with seemingly never-ending costs, and adapt to the demands on her time and psyche, she learned valuable and important lessons. Here, the longtime New York Times expert on the subject of elderly care and the founder of the New Old Age blog shares her frustrating, heartbreaking, enlightening, and ultimately redemptive journey, providing us along the way with valuable information that she wishes she had known earlier. We learn why finding a general practitioner with a specialty in geriatrics should be your first move when relocating a parent; how to deal with Medicaid and Medicare; how to understand and provide for your own needs as a caretaker; and much more. Includes chapters on the following subjects: Finding Our Better Selves The Myth of Assisted Living The Vestiges of Family Medicine The Best Doctors Money Can Buy The Biology, Sociology, and Psychology of Aging Therapeutic Fibs

Author : Bonnie J. Hardy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Aging
ISBN : 0991933117

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Aging Loved Ones by Bonnie J. Hardy Pdf