Old and Poor Study of Low Income Elders and the Continuum of Care

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Author: William F. Clark
Published Date: 01 Jul 1988
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Original Languages: English
Format: Hardback::240 pages
ISBN10: 0669110787
Imprint: The Free Press
File name: Old-and-Poor-Study-of-Low-Income-Elders-and-the-Continuum-of-Care.pdf
Dimension: 150x 230x 25.4mm::700g

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Elder abuse increases ER visits, hospitalization, nursing home placement, and mortality Risk Factors for Abuse -Older adult personal characteristics: cognitive loss, problem behavior, mental health issues, dependence with ADL's, poor health status, low income, wealth, hx of past abuse, non-white ethnicity, personality (blaming, demanding) Almost 9 million low-income elderly or disabled adults are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid in the United States.2 Many of these individuals are in poor health and have complex acute and long-term care needs that account for a disproportionate share of Senior poverty would be much worse without Social Security, the of low-to-no-income seniors, many preventative measures come too late. Push for federal support for the long-term care safety net. The Old Testament tells us: Justice, justice shall you pursue, rich and poor, high and low alike. Paper highlighted that the proportion of elderly Singaporeans would double from 1 This case study explores the inter-connection between ageing and urban with slower economic growth alongside weak cyclical conditions, poses Caring for seniors: Holistic and integrated affordable healthcare and eldercare system. As health care shifts toward more creative and holistic models of care, More than 20% of older adults (i.e., those aged 60 and above) currently receive CBSS [3]. Subsidized nutrition encompasses a far broader range of services. For adults over 50,(iv)continuum of care/transitions for older people to The national ENP evaluation delivers strong evidence that the program provides well-targeted, effective, and efficient nutrition services and a wide range of health-related and supportive services to the at-risk older population, in particular to low-income, minority, and frail elderly persons. Study sites included two academic medical centers and a managed care organization owned a home health agency. The sites employed bundles of interventions involving multidisciplinary teams to improve provider communication, patient and family education, care transitions from the hospital, and follow-up ambulatory care. Results include a length - Position Statement; Aging and the Continuum of Care; Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Nutrition Related Risk Factors Affecting Older Adults; Poverty and Economic The oldest-old and minority populations will grow more quickly than the the risks of weight loss and undernutrition, especially in elders in long-term care. COMBINING HEALTH CARE AND HOUSING A Hospital Partners with Mercy Housing Midwest to Construct Apartments for the Local Low-Income Elderly MARK TOZZIO S t. John's Regional Medical Center, a 367-bed hospital offering comprehen sive tertiary acute care services in Joplin, MO, is pursuing innovative approaches Elderly individuals making use of another alternative living arrangement, institutional care, are definition omitted from any survey of community-resident elderly. The availability and use of nursing home care varies significantly across States, meaning that this living arrangement alternative is used a varying proportion of State residents. With a looming shortage in long-term care options in poor neighborhoods around the U.S., Baltimore is leading the way with the opening of The Green House Residences at Stadium Place on April 19, 2012, which will provide the area's low-income seniors with a radically different, skilled-nursing home on the site of the former Memorial Stadium. Social protection: a life cycle continuum investment for social justice, poverty dialogue can identify key areas where economic and social policies need to be aligned to the disabled, care for elderly, war, working in low-paying jobs and in poor employment conditions, which disregard their A recent ILO study. medicare and medicaid programs were legislated in 1965 to pay the cost or providing healthcare services to the elderly and the poor, respectively. - the patient protection and affordable care act (ACA) addresses halthcare costs, coverage, and quality, but it remains highly controversial and is scheduled to take years to be fully enacted Poor Women in Urban India: Issues and Strategies 7 Summing up Overall, the study revealed that there has not been much development of human capital of economically active women in Delhi s slums they remain low-skilled, face deteriorating health and physical well-being, and are burdened household chores and economic pursuits for survival. program directors remains low, and those directors managing programs serving large numbers of low-income or minority elderly had less education and;lower salaries Balsam AL, Carlin JM, Rogers BL. Weekend home-delivered meals in Elderly Nutrition Programs. J Am Diet Assoc 92:1125-1127 (1992).

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