Always on Call: When Illness Turns Families into Caregivers (United Hospital Fund Book S)
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (605 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0826514618 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 296 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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ElderLawAnswers.com said America's Forgotten Healthcare Workers. Are you providing care for a loved one? If so, you're not alone (although it may sometimes feel that way). As this timely book relates, about "America's Forgotten Healthcare Workers" according to ElderLawAnswers.com. Are you providing care for a loved one? If so, you're not alone (although it may sometimes feel that way). As this timely book relates, about 26 million Americans are looking after an ill or disabled relative or friend. These "informal caregivers" are providing an average of 18 hours of care a week, often while holding down full-time jobs or raising families, or both. If these caregivers were paid for their work, their economic value would total $200 billion a year-one-fifth of national health care expenditures. This is far more than we spend on home health care and nursing home care--combined.This book, a collection of essays by. 6 million Americans are looking after an ill or disabled relative or friend. These "informal caregivers" are providing an average of 18 hours of care a week, often while holding down full-time jobs or raising families, or both. If these caregivers were paid for their work, their economic value would total $"America's Forgotten Healthcare Workers" according to ElderLawAnswers.com. Are you providing care for a loved one? If so, you're not alone (although it may sometimes feel that way). As this timely book relates, about 26 million Americans are looking after an ill or disabled relative or friend. These "informal caregivers" are providing an average of 18 hours of care a week, often while holding down full-time jobs or raising families, or both. If these caregivers were paid for their work, their economic value would total $200 billion a year-one-fifth of national health care expenditures. This is far more than we spend on home health care and nursing home care--combined.This book, a collection of essays by. 00 billion a year-one-fifth of national health care expenditures. This is far more than we spend on home health care and nursing home care--combined.This book, a collection of essays by. Catherine A. Twohill said A real slice of life. This book brings home many of the realities people who care for relatives and friends face each and every day. It uses personal stories to illustrate the many ways people find themselves in the role of caregiver: the editor was catapulted into the role when her husband was in a car accident. Others found their caregiving increased as relatives slipped into the grip of Alzheimer's disease or AIDS. Beyond anecdotes, the book also asks key policy questions: like whether there are any limits to your responsibility for caring for a family member, whether the health care system is able to communicate clearly with family caregivers and . Needed book for school The book is very interesting, I needed it for school and it has helped me undrestand the rols of caregivers and how they affect everyone around them
Carol Levine joined the United Hospital Fund in 1996 as director of its Families and Health Care Project. As a senior staff associate of The Hastings Center, she edited The Hastings Center Report. In 1993 she was awarded a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship for her work in AIDS policy and ethics. . From 1987 to 1991, she directed the Citizens Commission on AIDS in New York City
Always on Call provides useful advice to anyone who ever has been or will be a family caregiver, and it adds insights and policy suggestions that should enrich the broader health-care debate in this country. the straightforward and simple style makes it a friendly resource for professionals and non-professionals.--Journal of Social Work in Long-Term CareLevine and her authors cover most of the essential dimensions of caregiving, including several richly detailed and emotionally powerful caregiver narratives that touch on a wide range of caregiver experiences. --Philadelphia Inquirer In bold and compassionate essays, caregivers, activists and physicians take on the current 'process of market-driven health care' and turn it inside out, offering resources for caregivers and practical ideas for momentous change.--Publishers Weekly
The prevalence of chronic rather than acute illness, trends toward shorter hospital stays, increased outpatient care, and limited insurance benefits for in-home care now leave family caregiving as the only option for many Americans.This book, first published in 2000 and now substantially updated, presents an intimate look at the world of family caregiving. Combining powerful personal stories with astute analysis and recommendations, Always on Call reveals the hidden struggles of the more than 25 million family caregivers in the United States. This second edition includes:- caregiving as a workplace dilemma- the added burdens of end-of-life caregiving- clinician-family conflicts (and new approaches for resolving them) - new federal and state policy initiatives- resources for families and professionals- a new section on innovative caregiving programs- new chapter on the financial impact of caregivingDesigned for family caregivers, health professionals, administrators, pastoral care providers, policymakers, patient and caregiver advocates, and human resource professionals, Always on Call is an essential book for understanding the current re