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The Elderly Caregiver - Caring for Adults with Developmental Disabilities (Hardcover)
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The Elderly Caregiver - Caring for Adults with Developmental Disabilities (Hardcover)
Series: SAGE Focus Editions
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By bringing together contributions from the fields of gerontology
and developmental disabilities, the editor of this volume makes an
important statement about the need for collaborative and
multidisciplinary research to be conducted in this area, and for
the developmental disabilities service system and the aging network
to work together to support these caregivers and their family
members with developmental disabilities. --American Journal on
Mental Retardation The shift from institutional to community-based
care for individuals with developmental disabilities and their
increase in longevity has resulted in more and more elderly serving
as primary caregivers for adults with developmental disabilities.
The Elderly Caregiver addresses the predominate issues and concerns
confronting these older caregivers. By bringing together the
empirical work of researchers from a variety of disciplines, this
volume provides insight into the physical, psychological, and
social needs of this growing segment of the population.
Contributors explore the needs of elderly parents caring for adult
children with mental retardation, changes in their caregiving
activities, the increasing burden of caregiving, and the ordeal of
facing their own frailties while planning future out-of-home
placement for their children. Additional chapters focus on the
needs of caregivers of aging adults with Down syndrome and
Alzheimer's disease. Finally, case management is examined from the
perceptions of family members as well as case managers themselves.
A concluding chapter draws together the implications for the future
directions for practice, policy, and research. Unique in its
presentation, The Elderly Caregiver is invaluable to researchers,
practitioners and advanced students in aging,
health/rehabilitation, social work, and family studies. "Not only
does the author provide insight into some of the physical, social,
and psychological needs of these [developmentally disabled] adults,
she explores certain needs of the elderly parents who are facing
their own aging problems. This accessible book is geared for
caregivers, providers, family members, and professionals involved
with older adults who have developmental disabilities. . . . This
book offers highly practical advice of use to a wide variety of
readers, including the caregivers, professionals, and health care
providers concerned with adults having these disabilities."
--Academic Library Book Review "In addition to enlightening the
reader with its contemporary knowledge of the field, the text is
well organized and includes some of the most impressive empirical
work conducted in this area. As well, it provides some good
suggestions for future research. . . . The work provides a
comprehensive perspective on family caregivers, aging caregivers,
and the aging of people with developmental disabilities who are
recipients of care. . . . At a time when numerous books on
deinstitutionalization, community care of the mentally ill, and the
intellectually impaired are appearing on the market, it is a great
pleasure to see a book that is well-rounded. . . . I recommend this
book as a valuable text for researchers, practitioners, and
students of gerontology. Further, it will serve as an invaluable
book for caregivers themselves. It has undoubtedly made a
significant contribution in the field." --The Canadian Health
Psychologist "...This collection fills a significant unmet need,
and can be related to other caregiving situations. It is an
up-to-date and very readable book, for practitioners and policy
makers as well as researchers and educators. Families should also
find it useful. ...The topic is a timely example of the need for
service integration in our aging society. This collection helps to
address their needs and those of their children by applying theory,
suggesting additional research, and making specific practice and
policy recommendations." --Contemporary Gerontology
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