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UNINA9910154624903321 |
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Titolo |
Families caring for an aging America / / Richard Schulz and Jill Eden, editors |
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Washington, District of Columbia : , : The National Academies Press, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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ISBN |
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0-309-44809-3 |
0-309-44807-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (367 pages) : illustrations, tables |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Older people - Home care - United States - Planning |
Caregivers - United States - Planning |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Summary -- Introduction -- Older adults who need caregiving and the family caregivers who help them -- Family caregiving roles and impacts -- Economic impact of family caregiving -- Programs and supports for family caregivers of older adults -- Family caregivers' interactions with health care and long-term services and supports -- Recommendations to support family caregivers of older adults -- Recommendations to support family caregivers of older adults -- Appendix A: Acronyms and glossary -- Appendix B: Committee and staff biographies -- Appendix C: Public workshop agendas -- Appendix D: Number of years and percentage of adult life spent caring for an older adult -- Appendix E: Methodology: NHATS and NSOC surveys -- Appendix F: Caregiving: the odyssey of becoming more human -- Appendix G: Caregiving stories -- Appendix H: HIPAA and caregivers' access to information. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"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 family caregivers provide the lion 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 |
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