
- 496 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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Bridging the Family Care Gap
About this book
Bridging the Family Care Gap explores expected future shortages of family caregivers of older persons and identifies potential solutions. The book examines the sustainability and availability of care management models and whether they can be effectively scaled up to meet community needs. It identifies newly emerging policy initiatives at local, state, and federal levels. The book addresses the state of family caregiving science, dissemination and implementation of promising programs and supports, technological innovations, and other strategies to offset the family care gap. This edited volume also explores lay healthcare workers as guides, interpreters, and advocates in healthcare systems that provide continuity of contact for family caregivers.- Details threats to family caregiving-sociodemographic, chronic disease, and socioeconomic challenges- Presents solutions to the caregiving gap in a systematic, synthesized manner- Addresses the intersection of family caregiving and technology- Discusses chronic disease management to offset and reduce the need for family caregiving- Describes models of caregiver support in work settings- Reimagines the delivery of long-term services and supports with novel initiatives
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Table of contents
- Title of Book
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Family caregiving on the precipice
- Section I: The contexts of the family care gap
- Section II: Leveraging the past to inform the future
- Section III: Getting the best evidence into the real world
- Section IV: Innovative solutions
- Section V: Conclusion
- Index