Crises In Health Care For Older Americans

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 : 44,8 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 : California. Legislature. Assembly. Committee on Aging
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Medicare
ISBN : MINN:31951D008185021

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Crises in Health Care for Older Americans by California. Legislature. Assembly. Committee on Aging Pdf

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on the Mental Health Workforce for Geriatric Populations
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-26
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309256650

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The Mental Health and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults by Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on the Mental Health Workforce for Geriatric Populations Pdf

At least 5.6 million to 8 million-nearly one in five-older adults in America have one or more mental health and substance use conditions, which present unique challenges for their care. With the number of adults age 65 and older projected to soar from 40.3 million in 2010 to 72.1 million by 2030, the aging of America holds profound consequences for the nation. For decades, policymakers have been warned that the nation's health care workforce is ill-equipped to care for a rapidly growing and increasingly diverse population. In the specific disciplines of mental health and substance use, there have been similar warnings about serious workforce shortages, insufficient workforce diversity, and lack of basic competence and core knowledge in key areas. Following its 2008 report highlighting the urgency of expanding and strengthening the geriatric health care workforce, the IOM was asked by the Department of Health and Human Services to undertake a complementary study on the geriatric mental health and substance use workforce. The Mental Health and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults: In Whose Hands? assesses the needs of this population and the workforce that serves it. The breadth and magnitude of inadequate workforce training and personnel shortages have grown to such proportions, says the committee, that no single approach, nor a few isolated changes in disparate federal agencies or programs, can adequately address the issue. Overcoming these challenges will require focused and coordinated action by all.

Author : California. Legislature. Assembly. Committee on Aging
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Medicare
ISBN : UCR:31210003087408

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Crises in Health Care for Older Americans by California. Legislature. Assembly. Committee on Aging Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Retirement Income and Employment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : PSU:000020389192

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America's Growing Crisis by United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Retirement Income and Employment Pdf

Author : M. D. John P. Geyman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1938218256

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Long-Term Care in America by M. D. John P. Geyman Pdf

There is a looming crisis in our nation's capacity to provide long-term care. The needs keep increasing while more and more of our aging seniors and large numbers of disabled can no longer gain access to affordable care. The markers are serious--more than one-half of Americans age 65 and older are expected to need help with activities of daily living, whether in a nursing home, assisted living facility, or at home; U. S. seniors are projected to outnumber children under 18 by 2035; dementia increases as our population ages, expected to involve almost 40 percent of people over age 85; one in four Americans has a major disability; and there is a growing shortage of caregivers. Regardless of our age and current circumstances, all of us will face the need for long-term care for a parent, another family member, or ourselves down the road. When that time comes, it is an open question whether most of us will be able to gain access to personal, affordable long-term care when we need it. This book examines the many issues involved in charting a way toward a system of universal coverage that will fix the challenge of long-term care.

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 : 48,5 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 : John R. Wolfe
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1993-04
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0226905152

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The Coming Health Crisis by John R. Wolfe Pdf

Moreover, other traditionally reliable sources of financial assistance - Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid - have faced serious financial difficulties in recent years. Who will the aged turn to for assistance? The Coming Health Crisis suggests that as funds from all quarters dwindle, older Americans will have to look to alternative programs for financial assistance. Wolfe urges immediate action to develop new saving programs and increase existing transfer schemes to head off an imminent crisis. Although tax increases might provide some resources, he demonstrates that it is more important to accumulate capital to create solid reserves for the future. Wolfe also explores two roles for government: prefunding new or existing social insurance programs and promoting private insurance options.

Author : J. Patrick Rooney,Dan Perrin
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2008-07-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780470334416

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America's Health Care Crisis Solved by J. Patrick Rooney,Dan Perrin Pdf

America’s Health Care Crisis Solved highlights the major pitfalls of our current health care system and shows why, without changes, health care costs will soon demolish the American economy as well as the opportunity to receive quality care. However, contrary to the increasingly popular idea of a government health plan, the alternative presented by authors J. Patrick Rooney and Dan Perrin brings the self-interest of you, the American consumer, into the equation.

Author : Kathy Cope
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1998-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780788148149

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Malnutrition in the Elderly by Kathy Cope Pdf

Malnutrition in the elderly is linked directly to disability, dysfunction, & morbidity, as well as the loss of life & independent living, & skyrocketing health care costs. This manual combines basic principles & concepts with a simple approach & nutrition screening instruments to improve the nutritional status of the elderly & provide a higher quality of life. Covers: the problem of malnutrition, the causes & consequences of malnutrition, as well as implementing the solution, & the continuum of care. Numerous checklists, tables, & graphics. Extensive bibliography. Resource listing.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 842 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Older people
ISBN : UIUC:30112023369447

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Health Care for Older Americans by United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging Pdf

Author : David M. Cutler,Noémie Sportiche
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1309445179

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Economic Crises and Mental Health by David M. Cutler,Noémie Sportiche Pdf

We examine the effect of the Great Recession of 2007-2009 on the mental health of older adults, using longitudinal Health and Retirement Study data linked to area-level data on house prices. We use a variety of measures to capture mental health and rely on the very large cross-sectional variation in falling house prices to identify the impact of the Great Recession on those outcomes. We also account for people who moved in response to falling prices by fixing each person's location immediately prior to the house price collapse. Our central finding is that the Great Recession had heterogeneous effects on health. While mental health was not affected for the average older adult, mental health declined among homeowners with few financial assets, who were therefore more vulnerable to falling house prices. Importantly, health impacts in this group differed by race and ethnicity: depression and functional limitations worsened among Black and other non-white homeowners and medication use increased among white homeowners. There were no measurable impacts for Hispanic homeowners. These results highlight the importance of examining heterogeneity across multiple dimensions when examining the health impacts of economic conditions.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Health of the Elderly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Health insurance
ISBN : UOM:39015078171132

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Costs and Delivery of Health Services to Older Americans by United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Health of the Elderly Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Health of the Elderly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Health insurance
ISBN : PURD:32754081237566

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Costs and Delivery of Health Services to Older Americans: October 16, 1968, Los Angeles, Calif by United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Health of the Elderly Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Health of the Elderly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Older people
ISBN : UOM:39015078697367

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Barriers to Health Care for Older Americans by United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Health of the Elderly Pdf