Introduction -- Policies related to home and community-based services -- The Older Americans Act and the aging network -- Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary practice skills across home- and community-based services settings -- Family caregiving -- Home health care services -- The village concept and naturally occurring retirement communities -- Home-based primary care -- Assisted living and housing with services -- Adult day services -- Hospice in community settings -- International perspectives on home and community-based services -- Technology in home and community-based services -- Afterword: a commentary on the future of home and community-based services.
Summary
As older adults and their families opt out of nursing homes, a range of home and community-based services have risen up to provide care. This book examines existing and emerging models of these services. Emphasizing the multidisciplinary and interprofessional practice approaches used to deliver care, it is an essential learning tool.
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