Offers proven strategies for advancing the care of the homeless elderly
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
Tabla de materias
Table of Contents
Chapter 1Definition, Background, and Case Studies of Geriatric Homelessness
Arnold P. Gass, Zack Mahan, Marie Balfour
Chapter 2Chronic Mental Health Issues (Psychosis) in the Geriatric Homeless
Jamie Gannon and Alan Hsu
Chapter 3Neurocognitive disorders in the Geriatric Homeless Population
Rachael Holloway and Maria Tiamson-Kassab
Chapter 4Depression and Grief in Homeless Older Adults
Jeanne Maglione, Kristoffer Kalisuch, and Alana Iglewicz
Chapter 5Ethical and Legal Issues in the Geriatric Homeless
Yash Joshi and Kristin Beizai
Chapter 6Housing and Social Issues in Homeless Care
Helena Harvie and Robert Rumore
Chapter 7Infectious Diseases in Homeless Geriatrics Population, Part I: Overview and Viral Infections in Homeless Geriatrics Population
Roxana Aminbakhsh, Roger Strong, Ashkan Vafadaran, Elham Faroughi
Chapter 8Infectious Diseases in Homeless Geriatrics Population, Part II: Bacterial Infections, Tuberculosis, and Infections Caused by Arthropods in Homeless Geriatrics Population
Roxana Aminbakhsh, Therese Gibson, Marilee Nebelsick, Ashkan Vafadaran, Elham Faroughi
Chapter 9Cardiovascular Disease in Homeless Older Adults
Beth Palmer, Amin Sabet, Dianne Mc Guirk, and Shannon Slama
Chapter 10Geriatric Diabetic Homeless Patients and Their Care
Stephanie Diana Garcia, Ian Neel, Veronica Gonzalez, Marlina Mansour, and Jairo Romero
Chapter 11Geriatric Nutrition and Homelessness
Victoria Clark and Elizabeth Lake
Chapter 12Barriers and Applications of Medication Therapy Management in the Homeless Population
Kevin Krcmarik
Chapter 13Dermatologic Conditions in the Homeless Population
Richard Bodor, Laura Romero, Kevin Broder, and Nicola Natsis
Chapter 14End of Life Considerations in Homelessness and Aging
Kelly Conright, Ruth Simonis, and Muhammad Atif Waqar
Sobre el autor
Arnold P. Gass, MD, FACP, an internist and geriatrician, is Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Medicine Emeritus at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine.
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