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Multidisciplinary perspectives on aging / Lynn M. Tepper, Thomas M. Cassidy editors.
Holman Biotech Commons RA564.8 .M84 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Older people--Care.
- Older people.
- Geriatrics.
- Gerontology.
- Older people--Nursing home care.
- Health Services for the Aged.
- Nursing home care.
- United States.
- Aging.
- Homes for the Aged.
- Nursing Homes.
- Social Support.
- Aged.
- Medical Subjects:
- Health Services for the Aged.
- United States.
- Aging.
- Homes for the Aged.
- Nursing Homes.
- Social Support.
- Aged.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 291 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Springer Pub. Co., [2004]
- Contents:
- Part I Changing Relationships, Changing Care Needs
- Chapter 1 Aging in America: Challenges and Opportunities / Lynn M. Tepper 3
- Chapter 2 Family Relationships and Support Networks / Lynn M. Tepper 25
- Chapter 3 The Nursing Home and the Continuum of Care / William T. Smith 41
- Chapter 4 Environmental Design in Evoking the Capacities of Older People / Lorraine G. Hiatt 63
- Chapter 5 Home Health Care / Catherine DeLorey 89
- Part II Health and Wellness in Later Life
- Chapter 6 Medical Care of the Elderly / Richard H. Rubin 111
- Chapter 7 Health Promotion in Later Life / Colin Kopes-Kerr 127
- Chapter 8 Considerations for Oral Health in the Elderly / Brenda M. Horrell 143
- Chapter 9 Major Mental Disorders of Old Age / Gary J. Kennedy 155
- Chapter 10 Counseling Older People and Their Families / Lynn M. Tepper 173
- Chapter 11 End-of-Life Issues from a Social Service Perspective / Sally S. Robinson, Lynn M. Tepper 185
- Part III Financial, Ethical, and Legal Issues in Elder Care
- Chapter 12 Financing Health Care / Thomas Campbell Jackson 203
- Chapter 13 Issues in Elder Law / Marshall B. Kapp 217
- Chapter 14 Ethics and the Elderly / Eileen R. Chichin 229
- Chapter 15 Identifying and Preventing Elder Abuse / Thomas M. Cassidy 245
- Chapter 16 Interdisciplinary Teamwork: The Key to Quality Care for Older Adults / Patricia A. Miller 259
- Appendix 1 Sample Bereavement Support Letter to Families of Deceased Hospice Clients 277.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0826125751
- OCLC:
- 56367684
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