Deals with the aged and the process of aging and links this knowledge to interventions for improving the quality of life. Featuring expert gerontologists, this volume highlights the development of preventive, therapeutic, and rehabilitative interventions designed to assist older people maintain their independence and quality of life.
Strategies for Public and Private Long-Term Care Insurance
This work examines the wide range of financing approaches to reforming long-term care of the disabled elderly and the impacts they would have over the next 25 years.
Several million Americans are afflicted with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementing disorder. For families, professional caregivers, policy makers, and the patients themselves, the challenges are immense and the economic costs are staggering. In Dementia and Aging Robert H. Binstock, Stephen G. Post, and Peter J. Whitehouse bring together ......
Based on a successful conference held in Calgary, Alberta, this work combines the views of professional gerontologists, educators, health-care specialists, and policy makers to confront the issues affecting health care for older adults in both Canada and the United States.
''Guided autobiography,'' write the authors, ''is ideally suited to foster in the older adult a belief that his or her life is meaningful and something of which to be proud.'' This book helps professionals--at senior centers, community centers, and other service facilities--guide older adults and others in preparing their autobiographies. Many ......
Suggests what to look for when choosing a facility, how to monitor the care offered, and the kinds of supervision and services that should be available. This book offers illustrates activities that contribute to total mental and physical well-being. It also includes appendices that feature important facts about retirement facilities.
Suggests what to look for when choosing a facility, how to monitor the care offered, and the kinds of supervision and services that should be available. This book offers illustrates activities that contribute to total mental and physical well-being. It also includes appendices that feature important facts about retirement facilities.
Offers practical, down-to-earth information on how to care for older persons. Blending professional expertise and personal experience, the authors discuss not only the challenges confronting the aged and those who care for them, but also the opportunities for family growth and personal fulfilment.
A sourcebook placing an emphasis on maintaining the integrity, independence, and individuality of older persons. It includes questions for discussion, and bibliographies. It features contributors including specialists in various fields. It is intended for those who serve the older population - and those considering the field of ageing.
