Families caring for an aging America
"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 a...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, District of Columbia :
The National Academies Press
2016.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009622379206719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.
