Later-Life Social Support And Service Provision In Diverse And Vulnerable Populations: Understanding Networks Of Care (Society And Aging Series)

Resilience and Resources -- Adversity and Risks -- Health Behaviors -- Background Characteristics -- Moving Forward: Implications for Services, Policy, and Research -- References -- Chapter 8 Caregiving in Later Life: Challenges and Policies -- Introduction -- Background -- Reasons for Caregiving -- Factors Conducive to Caregiver Well-Being -- Caregivers of Older Relatives and Grandparent Caregivers -- Policies to Support Family Caregivers -- Grandparents as Caregivers -- Policies to Support Grandparent Caregivers -- Discussion -- References -- Chapter 9 Long-Distance Caregiving: Unique Challenges and Service Needs -- Introduction -- How Far is Far? Definitions and Prevalence of Long-Distance Caregiving -- Who are Long-Distance Caregivers and What Do They Do? -- Unique Challenges of Long-Distance Caregiving -- Service Needs and Service/Technological Options -- Future Directions -- References -- Chapter 10 Improving Access to Geriatrics Care for Rural Veterans: A Successful Partnership Between Urban Medical Centersand Rural Clinics -- Introduction -- The Geriatrics Education Rural-Urban Alliance -- Current Models for Rural-Urban Partnerships -- Continuing Education -- GERA Programs and Impact -- Discussion -- References -- Chapter 11 The Synergistic Interplay of Philosophy, Place, Program, and Policy: Learning the Art of the Possible from Small-House Nursing Homes -- Introduction -- Background -- Conceptual, Empirical, and Theoretical Background -- Our Research on SH-NHs -- Discussion -- Person, Place, Program, and Philosophy -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Index

• | Author: Janet May Wilmoth, Merril Silverstein
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Jun 15, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 234 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0415788307
• | ISBN-13: 9780415788304