In The Service Of Old Age

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 : 49,8 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 : Tony Whitehead
Publisher : Harmondsworth : Penguin
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Medical
ISBN : UOM:39015026813462

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In the Service of Old Age by Tony Whitehead Pdf

Problems presented by the elderly mentally-ill.

Author : Andre Picard
Publisher : Random House Canada
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780735282254

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Neglected No More by Andre Picard Pdf

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE BALSILLIE PRIZE FOR PUBLIC POLICY It took the coronavirus pandemic to open our eyes to the deplorable state of so many of the nation's long-term care homes: the inhumane conditions, overworked and underpaid staff, and lack of oversight. In this timely new book, esteemed health reporter André Picard reveals the full extent of the crisis in eldercare, and offers an urgently needed prescription to fix a broken system. When COVID-19 spread through seniors' residences across Canada, the impact was horrific. Along with widespread illness and a devastating death toll, the situation exposed a decades-old crisis: the shocking systemic neglect towards our elders. Called in to provide emergency care in some of the hardest-hit facilities in Ontario and Quebec, the military issued damning reports of what they encountered. And yet, the failings that were exposed--unappetizing meals, infrequent baths, overmedication, physical abuse and inadequate personal care--have persisted for years in these institutions. In Neglected No More, André Picard takes a hard look at how we came to embrace mass institutionalization, and lays out what can and must be done to improve the state of care for our elders, a highly vulnerable population with complex needs and little ability to advocate for themselves. Picard shows that the entire eldercare system--fragmented, underfunded and unsupported--is long overdue for a fundamental rethink. We need to find ways to ensure seniors can age gracefully in the community for longer, with supportive home care and respite for family caregivers, and ensure that long-term care homes are not warehouses of isolation and neglect. Our elders deserve nothing less.

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 : 43,6 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 : United States. Congress. House. Special Committee on Old-Age-Pension Plans
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1014 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1936
Category : Insurance, Unemployment
ISBN : IND:30000088177872

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Old-age Pension Plans and Organizations by United States. Congress. House. Special Committee on Old-Age-Pension Plans Pdf

Author : United States. Social Security Administration. Office of Program Policy and Planning
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 894 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Social security
ISBN : STANFORD:36105219351447

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Social Security Rulings on Federal Old-age, Survivors, Disability and Health Insurance Benefits by United States. Social Security Administration. Office of Program Policy and Planning Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Federal, State, and Community Services
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Elderly poor
ISBN : LOC:00186821130

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Services to the Elderly on Public Assistance: Appendix. 1966. pp. 126-172 by United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Federal, State, and Community Services Pdf

Author : United States. Social Security Administration
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1118 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Social security
ISBN : IND:30000098584216

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Social Security Rulings on Federal Old-age, Survivors, Disability, and Health Insurance by United States. Social Security Administration Pdf

Author : United States. Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance Trust Funds
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Disability insurance
ISBN : CORNELL:31924062352533

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Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund by United States. Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance Trust Funds Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1946
Category : Old age pensions
ISBN : UCBK:C004345557

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Old-age and Survivors Insurance Program Analysis by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Human Services
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Legal assistance to older people
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045064842

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Legal Services for the Elderly by United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Human Services Pdf

Author : Institute of Medicine,Food and Nutrition Board,Food Forum
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11-29
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309158831

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Providing Healthy and Safe Foods As We Age by Institute of Medicine,Food and Nutrition Board,Food Forum Pdf

Does a longer life mean a healthier life? The number of adults over 65 in the United States is growing, but many may not be aware that they are at greater risk from foodborne diseases and their nutritional needs change as they age. The IOM's Food Forum held a workshop October 29-30, 2009, to discuss food safety and nutrition concerns for older adults.

Author : United States. Social Security Administration
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Old age pensions
ISBN : UFL:31262089123177

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Social Security Rulings on Federal Old-age, Survivors, Disability, Health Insurance, Supplemental Security Income, and Miners Benefits by United States. Social Security Administration Pdf

Author : Ronda Hughes
Publisher : Department of Health and Human Services
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 43,6 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 : Roberta R. Greene,Colleen Galambos,Harriet L. Cohen,Nancy Greene
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-30
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781412863827

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Social Work with the Aged and Their Families by Roberta R. Greene,Colleen Galambos,Harriet L. Cohen,Nancy Greene Pdf

Social Work with the Aged and Their Families presents the functional-age model (FAM) of intergenerational treatment, an integrative theoretical framework for social workers practicing with older adults and their families. In keeping with the Council on Social Work Education’s curriculum mandate of 2015, social workers are now encouraged to use human behavior theories in working with their geriatric clients. This fourth edition incorporates much-needed additional techniques to address the mental health assessments of the elderly. FAM addresses the assessment of older adults’ biological, psychological, socio-cultural, and spiritual age. It also incorporates an evaluation of the family system, family roles, and family development in this assessment. Interventions at the individual, family, group, and community levels are discussed. This volume, augmented with recent concepts related to successful aging, spirituality, and resiliency, presents the major converging conceptual trends that constitute a model for twenty-first century social work practice in the field of aging. It is an indispensable text for those training in social work practice with the elderly, or those currently in practice.