Families caring for an aging America / Richard Schulz and Jill Eden, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schulz, Richard, editor.

Eden, Jill, editor.

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Family Caregiving for Older Adults, sponsoring body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people--Home care--United States--Planning.

Older people.

Caregivers--United States--Planning.

Caregivers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (367 pages) : illustrations, tables

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press, 2016.

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

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

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.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 24, 2016).

ISBN:

9780309448093

0309448093

9780309448079

0309448077