LEADER 03291nam 2200445 450 001 9910154624903321 005 20230808205550.0 010 $a0-309-44809-3 010 $a0-309-44807-7 035 $a(CKB)4340000000021063 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4740887 035 $a(EXLCZ)994340000000021063 100 $a20161128h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aFamilies caring for an aging America /$fRichard Schulz and Jill Eden, editors 210 1$aWashington, District of Columbia :$cThe National Academies Press,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (367 pages) $cillustrations, tables 311 $a0-309-44806-9 327 $aSummary -- 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. 330 1 $a"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 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"--Publisher's description. 606 $aOlder people$xHome care$zUnited States$xPlanning 606 $aCaregivers$zUnited States$xPlanning 615 0$aOlder people$xHome care$xPlanning. 615 0$aCaregivers$xPlanning. 676 $a362.6 702 $aSchulz$b Richard 702 $aEden$b Jill 712 02$aNational Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.).$bCommittee on Family Caregiving for Older Adults, 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910154624903321 996 $aFamilies caring for an aging America$92631218 997 $aUNINA