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SPRINGER PUBLISHING COMPANY Homeless Older Populations by Diane Chau
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 populationsWritten by an interprofessional health care workforce with abundant clinical and academic experience in the fieldFocuses on implementing, developing, and adopting health care strategies to provide for care of the frail homeless elderlyIncludes case studies and discussions of successes and failuresAddresses challenges, barriers, resolutions, and opportunities for homeless geriatric care Chapter 1 Definition, Background, and Case Studies of Geriatric HomelessnessArnold P. Gass, Zack Mahan, Marie BalfourChapter 2 Chronic Mental Health Issues (Psychosis) in the Geriatric HomelessJamie Gannon and Alan HsuChapter 3 Neurocognitive disorders in the Geriatric Homeless PopulationRachael Holloway and Maria Tiamson-KassabChapter 4 Depression and Grief in Homeless Older AdultsJeanne Maglione, Kristoffer Kalisuch, and Alana IglewiczChapter 5 Ethical and Legal Issues in the Geriatric HomelessYash Joshi and Kristin BeizaiChapter 6 Housing and Social Issues in Homeless CareHelena Harvie and Robert RumoreChapter 7 Infectious Diseases in Homeless Geriatrics Population, Part I: Overview and Viral Infections in Homeless Geriatrics PopulationRoxana Aminbakhsh, Roger Strong, Ashkan Vafadaran, Elham FaroughiChapter 8 Infectious Diseases in Homeless Geriatrics Population, Part II: Bacterial Infections, Tuberculosis, and Infections Caused by Arthropods in Homeless Geriatrics PopulationRoxana Aminbakhsh, Therese Gibson, Marilee Nebelsick, Ashkan Vafadaran, Elham FaroughiChapter 9 Cardiovascular Disease in Homeless Older AdultsBeth Palmer, Amin Sabet, Dianne McGuirk, and Shannon SlamaChapter 10 Geriatric Diabetic Homeless Patients and Their CareStephanie Diana Garcia, Ian Neel, Veronica Gonzalez, Marlina Mansour, and Jairo RomeroChapter 11 Geriatric Nutrition and HomelessnessVictoria Clark and Elizabeth LakeChapter 12 Barriers and Applications of Medication Therapy Management in the Homeless PopulationKevin KrcmarikChapter 13 Dermatologic Conditions in the Homeless PopulationRichard Bodor, Laura Romero, Kevin Broder, and Nicola NatsisChapter 14 End of Life Considerations in Homelessness and AgingKelly Conright, Ruth Simonis, and Muhammad Atif Waqar