RAND Health Abstract

Eldercare at Home.

Alessi C, Bucher J, Bean C, Beck D, Dolan T, Eslami M, Evans L, Ferrell B, Finley R, Fitten J, Kane R, Kempler D, Kerlowitz L, Koenig H, Luchi R, Maguth-Nezu C, Marks J, McKinney P, Morley J, Murray EJB, Murray S, Newton M, Nezu AA, Ouslander J, Rosenfeld K, Sattin R, Smith S, Snyder L, Tallenco K, Trueblood P, Webster J. In Houts PS, Alessi C, Bushy-Whitehead J, Fordyce M, Rubenstein LZ (eds), Eldercare at Home, American Geriatrics Society, 2000, - on-line book

Families are increasingly involved in providing care for older relatives who want to remain at home. If they are to do their work well and give the care and support which the older person needs, families can benefit from guidance from professionals who have experience and expertise in managing the problems they are facing. The Eldercare at Home book gives this guidance. It is written by professionals who have extensive experience in geriatric care. It teaches an orderly problem-solving approach to managing care at home and for working cooperatively with health professionals. The twenty seven chapters in the Eldercare at Home book cover the most common problems that family caregivers face.