Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging
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Category : Community health services for older people
Languages : en
Pages : 140

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Author: John A. Krout
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
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Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 332

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Drawing on the expertise of researchers and practitioners, this volume presents detailed information on a wide range of community-based services that are needed by and available to elders living in rural areas. The contributors explore how these services can be developed given the realities of rural settings, resources, and populations. They identify the barriers to development and operation, and offer possible solutions. Specific topics include senior centers, referral systems, housing and transportation, employment and retirement, health promotion, and health care. This volume features section overviews as well as an informative, thorough introduction and epilogue that highlight common themes and issues. Most chapters are co-authored by a researcher and a practitioner. Researchers, planners, practitioners, and policy makers interested in gerontology, social work, health services, and nursing will appreciate the research-based information Providing Community-Based Services to the Rural Elderly contains. "Dr. Krout has undertaken a formidable task to cover vast areas relating to services to the rural elderly. It is a subject not adequately covered by current literature and could be used for teaching future and current practitioners and policy planners. . . . Overall the [book] meets an important need. . . . Many of the chapters tie applied research to pragmatic community issues and identify needed policy development. This is a valuable asset for the student, practitioner, and policy planner." --Florence Gray Soltys, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "John A. Krout describes eleven key services from a rural perspective through the experience of the researcher and the practitioner. By bringing together some twenty-four authors from both sectors, Krout has provided a form for two different but related approaches to understanding rural service delivery. . . . Krout has identified a unique focus with this book by concentrating on community based services for the rural elderly. Because there is such a great need for more information on rural service deliver, Providing Community-Based Services to the Rural Elderly is a welcome addition to the literature." --Journal of Women and Aging

Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care
Publisher:
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Category : Aged
Languages : en
Pages : 280

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Author: Graham D. Rowles
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Aged
Languages : en
Pages : 224

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"In this book, the editors review the status of today's fragmented rural long-term care system and trace the trends in its philosophy, policies, and programs. The chapters progress from an analysis of the constraints and shortcomings of access to focus on remedies and strategies for improving care and delivery of services. The book includes a set of seven guiding principles and a series of specific programmatic recommendations for enhancing rural long-term care as we move into the 21st century." "The contributors, whose research was supported by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR), represent collective expertise in health policy research, sociology, nursing, rural medicine, and management."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging. Task Force on the Rural Elderly
Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 80

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Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging
Publisher:
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Category : Rural elderly
Languages : en
Pages : 126

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Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging. Task Force on the Rural Elderly
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Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 256

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Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309115876
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 317

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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: Kristina Michelle Hash
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
ISBN: 0826198090
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 338

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Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging
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Category : Aged
Languages : en
Pages : 92

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