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Providing Care to Older Adults
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Providing Care to Older Adults
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Continuity of Care for Older Adults
Challenges to Continuity of care
Many doctors and other health care professionals
Many settings
Many rules
Lack of access to care
Other problems
Strategies to Improve Continuity of care
Health Care System
Interdisciplinary care
Geriatric care managers
Electronic medical (health) records (EMRs)
People Receiving Care
Care Providers for Older Adults: Health Care Professionals
Doctors
Nurses
Nurse practitioners (NPs)
Physician assistants (PAs)
Pharmacists
Dietitians
Therapists
Social workers
Nurses’ aides
Home health aides
Medical ethicists
Care Providers for Older Adults: Family and Friends
Rewards and Challenges
Long-Distance Caregiving
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Settings for Care for Older Adults
Health care professional's office
Hospitals
Surgical centers
Rehabilitation facilities
Home health care
Community services
Post-acute and long-term care
Hospice care
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Care of Older Adults in the Home
Financial issues
PACE
Other models of home health care
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Community-Based Adult Day Services
Financial issues
Respite Care
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Retirement Communities
Financial issues
Assisted–Living Communities
Financial issues
Board-and-Care Facilities
Financial issues
Life-Care Communities
Financial issues
Nursing Homes
Supervision of care
Types of care and services
Selection
Financial issues
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