Elderly Care

Current Issues and Challenges

Buch | Hardcover

206 Seiten

2020
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-5361-8446-4 (ISBN)

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This book first presents an analysis of the ethical and societal issues related to the introduction of new patient and care/caregiver monitoring technologies. A comprehensive review of assisted living technologies aimed at helping elderly people to perform activities of daily living is provided, and associated challenges identified through this review are discussed. The authors go on to maintain how it is incumbent on the Lebanese government to find ways to invest in economic and social development targeted at providing accessible and high-quality services to its older population to ensure a respectful and independent life. Socio-demographic changes, social and economic developments, health services and financing relative to the elderly population in Lebanon are discussed in further detail. Additionally, this compilation investigates the impact of further training of care workers on the quality of care in nursing homes in Canada through a multiple regression analysis technique. An overview of the aging populations in Hong Kong, Japan, and Germany is presented. The perceptions of nursing homes held by older and middle-aged adults and their expectations of what nursing homes will be like in the future are explored. Following this, the effects of a non-drug pain management program for older adults in a nursing home environment are assessed. A review of substance use and abuse coverage in Medicare home health is provided in conjunction with an exploratory study based on interviews of a sample of 26 home care social workers in the New York City metropolitan area. In closing, the authors discuss the findings of two studies on home care aides in Maine and, from the perspective of the study participants, offer recommendations for improving job conditions.

Preface; Addressing Ethical Issues in the Design of Patient and Caregiver Monitoring Technology in Aged Care Settings; A Review of Assistive Technologies for Activities of Daily Living of Elderly; Building a New Vision for Nursing Homes in Lebanon; Elderly Homes and Elderly Care in Lebanon; Care Workers and Quality of Care in Nursing Homes in Canada; International Perspectives Regarding Future Devel-opment in Nursing Homes: Hong Kong, Japan, and Germany; Older Adults Living in Nursing Homes: Can We Do Something to Enhance Their Happiness and Reduce Their Pain?; Desperate Souls: Medicare Home Care Ignores Patient Substance Abuse Assessment and Treatment; I Love What I Do How to Support Home Care Aides in Doing the Work They Love; Index.

Erscheinungsdatum	24.09.2020
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 230 mm
Gewicht	460 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie
ISBN-10	1-5361-8446-2 / 1536184462
ISBN-13	978-1-5361-8446-4 / 9781536184464
Zustand	Neuware