Homeless Older Populations

A Practical Guide for the Interdisciplinary Care Team
Herausgeber: Chau, Diane; Gass, Arnold P. MD FACP

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Filled with key insights and field-tested knowledge, this is a concise, hands-on guide to how interdisciplinary team strategies can advance the care of older homeless adults. The book encompasses research evidence, education-based initiatives, and systems thinking, and describes how to implement promising health care outlooks for diverse elderly populations in a variety of localities. Chapters address the many challenges to caring for homeless individuals by integrating a team vision for adopting transformation and geriatrics health care workforce education. The book provides an overview of population demographics and trends and discusses specific medical/psychological care challenges including the spread of infectious diseases. It covers the delivery of care to homeless patients, complex ethical and legal issues, housing, social economics, family disruption and abuse, end-of-life considerations, and political and policy challenges. With abundant case studies and discussions about successes and failures in homeless geriatric health care, the book provides a framework for the joint efforts of social worker, nurse, mental health professional, physician, and other health care professionals to provide optimal care for older homeless populations. KEY FEATURES:Presents the most current resources, evidence, and developments for interdisciplinary care of older homeless populations Written by an interprofessional health care workforce with abundant clinical and academic experience in the field Focuses on implementing, developing, and adopting health care strategies to provide for care of the frail homeless elderly Includes case studies and discussions of successes and failures Addresses challenges, barriers, resolutions, and opportunities for homeless geriatric care

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 308
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. März 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 449g
• ISBN-13: 9780826170156
• ISBN-10: 0826170153
• Artikelnr.: 49392045

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Contributors
Preface
1. Definition, Background, and Case Studies of Geriatric Homelessness
Arnold P. Gass, Zack Mahan, and Marie Balfour
2. Chronic Mental Health Issues (Psychosis) in the Geriatric Homeless
Jamie Gannon and Alan Hsu
3. Neurocognitive Disorders in the Geriatric Homeless Population
Rachael Holloway and Maria Tiamson-Kassab
4. Depression and Grief in Homeless Older Adults
Jeanne Maglione, Kristoffer Kalisuch, and Alana Iglewicz
5. Ethical and Legal Issues in the Geriatric Homeless
Yash Joshi and Kristin Beizai
6. Housing and Social Issues in Homeless Care
Helena Harvie and Robert Rumore
7. Infectious Diseases in Homeless Geriatrics Population: Part I: Viral
Roxana Aminbakhsh, Roger A. Strong, Diane Chau, Ashkan Vafadaran, and Elham
Faroughi
8. Infectious Diseases in Homeless Geriatrics Population: Part II:
Bacterial Infections, Tuberculosis, and Arthropods Infestation
Roxana Aminbakhsh, Therese Gibson, Diane Chau, Ashlyn Melvin, Marilee
Nebelsick-Tagg, Ashkan Vafadaran, and Elham Faroughi
9. Cardiovascular Disease in Homeless Older Adults
Beth Palmer, Amin Sabet, Dianne M. McGuirk, and Shannon Slama
10.Geriatric Diabetic Homeless Patients and Their Care
Stephanie Diana Garcia, Ian Curtis Neel, Veronica Gonzalez, Marlina
Mansour, and Jairo Romero
11.Geriatric Nutrition and Homelessness
Victoria Clark and Elizabeth Lake
12.Barriers and Applications of Medication Therapy Management in the
Homeless Population
Kevin M. Krcmarik
13.Dermatologic Conditions in the Homeless Population
Laura S. Romero, Kevin Broder, Nicola Natsis, and Richard Bodor
14.End-of-Life Considerations in Homelessness and Aging
Kelly Conright, Ruth Simonis, Muhammad Atif Waqar, and Diane Chau
Index