Bridging the Family Care Gap explores and identifies potential solutions to prepare communities for the future shortage of family caregivers. The book examines the sustainability and availability of various care management models and whether they can be scaled up to reach the sheer number of older adults with chronic conditions. It identifies newly emerging policy initiatives at local, state and federal levels, and appraises the policy recommendations from the National Academies of Science study on family caregiving for older adults in the US and its potential influence on policy. In addition, the book addresses novel topics such as the aging in place movement, the diversification of the long-term care workforce, and the evolution of age-friendly and dementia-friendly communities. Finally, it explores the incorporation of lay healthcare workers as guides, interpreters and advocates in healthcare systems to help family caregivers when they manage the care of relatives. Details threats to the sustainability of family caregiving, including sociodemographic, chronic disease and socioeconomic challengesPresents solutions to the caregiving gap in a systematic, synthesized mannerAddresses the intersection of family caregiving and technologyDiscusses chronic disease management to offset and reduce the need for family caregivingDescribes models of caregiver support in work settingsReimagines the delivery of long-term services and supports with novel initiatives INDICE: 1. Questioning the Sustainability of Family Caregiving for Older Adults in the U.S.2. Managing Chronic Disease3. Technology: Supplement, Substitute, or Spurious?4. Environmental Advances5. The Diversification of Caregiving6. Chronic Care Management Models: From Primary to Specialty Care7. The State of Community-Based Long-Term Care8. Marshalling Evidence: How Do We Increase Uptake of Evidence-Based Caregiver Programs?9. Policy Developments and Initiatives10. The Context of Employment and Caregiving11. Community Solutions to Caregiving12. Looking Ahead and What Can Be Learned From Other Communities
- ISBN: 9780128138984
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 496
- Fecha Publicación: 12/01/2021
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés