Preventive Health Care for the Aging Program
Author | : California. Department of Health Services |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 76 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Community health services for older people |
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Author | : California. Department of Health Services |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 76 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Community health services for older people |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Institute of Medicine |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 2008-08-27 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0309131952 |
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. Select Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 80 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Medicine, Preventive |
ISBN | : |
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Community medical care for the aged |
ISBN | : |
Author | : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 367 |
Release | : 2016-11-08 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0309448093 |
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 | : Harold L. Kennedy |
Publisher | : University of Missouri Press |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2021-08-31 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0826274617 |
Seniors today find themselves living in a time when rapid changes in health care delivery have made vital decisions about when and how best to obtain medical treatment difficult and confusing to navigate. At the same time, seniors proportionately need more health care services, have a higher incidence of chronic disease, and take more medications than any other demographic—and yet have the lowest rate of health literacy. In this short, easy-to-read book designed as a concise but effective healthcare guide, Dr. Harold Kennedy, with more than 60 years of experience practicing medicine, guides readers through the healthcare maze faced by many seniors. While the information in this book is not intended to diagnose or treat ailments, it will give readers a valuable foundation of health literacy, crucial in making good decisions regarding their health and medical care services, and that of their loved ones. Written expressly to help persons aged 60 years and older, Aging and Health for the US Elderly: A Health Primer for Ages 60 to 90 is essential reading for all older Americans. Chapter topics include health risk factors; social determinants of disease; best practices; and up-to-date prevention, surveillance, and wellness, with special chapters tailored specifically for women and for men. Coverage also includes an overview of the U.S. health care system, both its history and the current state of affairs. Scientific validity of the evidence is provided by more than 180 references.
Author | : David Haber |
Publisher | : Springer Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 535 |
Release | : 2013-03-26 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 0826199178 |
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Author | : Thomas R. Prohaska |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 454 |
Release | : 2012-03-15 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 1421404346 |
Students and practitioners will find Public Health for an Aging Society an invaluable resource both in the workplace and the classroom.
Author | : Jean Galiana |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 229 |
Release | : 2019-03-20 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 9811321647 |
This open access book outlines the challenges of supporting the health and wellbeing of older adults around the world and offers examples of solutions designed by stakeholders, healthcare providers, and public, private and nonprofit organizations in the United States. The solutions presented address challenges including: providing person-centered long-term care, making palliative care accessible in all healthcare settings and the home, enabling aging-in-place, financing long-term care, improving care coordination and access to care, delivering hospital-level and emergency care in the home and retirement community settings, merging health and social care, supporting people living with dementia and their caregivers, creating communities and employment opportunities that are accessible and welcoming to those of all ages and abilities, and combating the stigma of aging. The innovative programs of support and care in Aging Well serve as models of excellence that, when put into action, move health spending toward a sustainable path and greatly contribute to the well-being of older adults.