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"Revised and updated to reflect the important changes in a rapidly changing field, the 6th edition of The Aging Network describes key components in a multitude of programs serving the aged on federal, state, and local levels. This essential work also explores the varying demographics of the elderly population and how these factors will affect what services are available for this population. It provides an overview of the Older Americans Act, and breaks...
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Drawing on AARP's ... expertise in the topic, AARP's Caring for Your Parents offers both sensitive counsel and a practical road map through the complex emotional terrain many of us face as our parents age. This ... book guides readers through a new, creative approach to caregiving that turns familial duty into a journey of emotional development and resolution. Based on a 32-page National Magazine Award-nominated special feature, Caring for Your Parents...
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"This book examines the many factors contributing to needs for care among older persons as well as the ways in which impairments are defined and responded to by both the individual and society. Focusing on practice and policy issues, Dr. Cox describes many of the early stage community care innovations that hold the promise of making contributions to the well-being and independence of the older population."--Jacket.
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"CARING FOR THE OLDER ADULT: A HEALTH PROMOTION PERSPECTIVE" is a concise, straightforward LPN/LVN textbook covering the essentials of gerontologic nursing from a strong health promotion perspective. The nature of normal aging, as well as disorders common to the elderly, are discussed. This resource also addresses concepts and issues related to promoting both physical and psychological health in an aging population. The engaging, easy-to-read, informal...
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This edited collection brings together the leading researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers to examine the critical intersection of global aging and global health. It delves into research findings that identify factors of successful aging and key ways that a global society can influence how we age.
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The population is rapidly aging while access to proper and affordable medical treatment is becoming more and more limited. This impasse challenges us to make ethical decisions regarding the rationing of health care. Arguing that de facto rationing is already taking place due to economic necessity and that proper management of this rationing is essential to the fair and ethical treatment of all seeking care, Choosing Who's to Live directly addresses...
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Vierck has published previous works on health-related issues; Hodges has worked in market research for some 20 years. Drawing from 1,500- plus documents, they have compiled facts and figures into a single source of vital statistics about people aged 65 years and older. The book is organized into 16 chapters on such topics as the meaning of aging, demographics, life expectancy, health status, nutrition, health care services, long-term care, and health...
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Based on the authors' years of experience in working with older adults, this book describes how to create a successful senior community center. The chapters are chock-full of ideas, insights, and suggestions for activities applicable in a wide range of settings including assisted living facilities, adult day living centers, residential facilities, and recreational programs. The book features real-life vignettes that bring the text to life, providing...
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This interdisciplinary clinical reference encompasses hundreds of current entries on a broad range of topics related to geriatrics and geriatric care across multiple health care disciplines. The third edition reflects the many advances in geriatrics that have occurred since the publication of the second edition in 2006. It contains the updated, evidence-based contributions of more than 260 nationally recognized geriatric healthcare professionals regarding...
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Reported cases of elder abuse are on the rise and many victims are turning to the civil justice system for help. This book will help you create a framework for working with other providers to help offer the best aid for the abused elderly. By building on multidisciplinary approaches at the local, state, and national levels, this book provides a way in which these systems and areas of concentration can work together in providing a multidisciplinary...
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"Elder Abuse and Mistreatment is a comprehensive overview of current policy issues, new practice models, and up-to-date research on elder abuse and neglect. Experts in the field provide insight into elder abuse with newly examined populations to create an understanding of how to design service plans for victims of abuse and family mistreatment. The book addresses all forms of abuse and neglect, examining the value issues and ethical dilemmas that...
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Explores the distinct characteristics and unique social, political, economic, and cultural situations of America's aged, while highlighting the common needs and objectives among all aging Americans. With portraits of Asians, Latinos, individuals of European and African origins, Native Americans, Socio-religious groups, women, gay men and women, and the rural aged, this book broadens our perspective on the issues of long-term care, and provides a valuable...
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With passion and compassion, Gillick chronicles the stories of elders who have struggled with housing options, with medical care decisions, and with finding meaning in life. Skillfully incorporating insights from medicine, health policy, and economics, she lays out action plans for individuals and for communities.--[book jacket].
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