Families Caring for an Aging America
eBook - ePub

Families Caring for an Aging America

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eBook - ePub

Families Caring for an Aging America

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About this book

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 nations family caregivers provide the lions 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.

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Information

Publisher
National Academies Press
Year
2016
eBook ISBN
9780309448093
Edition
0
Topic
Medicine

Table of contents

  1. COVER PAGE
  2. TITLE PAGE
  3. COPYRIGHT PAGE
  4. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  5. SUMMARY
  6. 1 INTRODUCTION
  7. 2 OLDER ADULTS WHO NEED CAREGIVING AND THE FAMILY CAREGIVERS WHO HELP THEM
  8. 3 FAMILY CAREGIVING ROLES AND IMPACTS
  9. 4 ECONOMIC IMPACT OF FAMILY CAREGIVING
  10. 5 PROGRAMS AND SUPPORTS FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS OF OLDER ADULTS
  11. 6 FAMILY CAREGIVERS’ INTERACTIONS WITH HEALTH CARE AND LONG-TERM SERVICES AND SUPPORTS
  12. 7 RECOMMENDATIONS TO SUPPORT FAMILY CAREGIVERS OF OLDER ADULTS
  13. APPENDIXES