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Assessing Knowledge of Retirement Behavior
Par Panel on Retirement Income Modeling. 1996
This book brings together in one volume what researchers have learned about workers, employers, and retirees that is important for…
formulating retirement income policies. As the U.S. population ages, there is increasing uncertainty about the solvency of the Social Security and Medicare systems and the adequacy of private pensions to provide for people's retirement needs. The volume covers such critical behaviors as workers' decisions to retire, people's choices of saving over consumption, and employers' decisions about hiring older workers and providing pension and health care benefits. Also covered are trends in mortality, health status, and health care costs that are key to projecting the likely costs and effects of alternative retirement income security policies and a strategy for combining data and research knowledge into a policy modeling framework.International Differences in Mortality at Older Ages: Dimensions and Sources
Par National Research Council of the National Academies. 2010
In 1950 men and women in the United States had a combined life expectancy of 68.9 years, the 12th highest…
life expectancy at birth in the world. Today, life expectancy is up to 79.2 years, yet the country is now 28th on the list, behind the United Kingdom, Korea, Canada, and France, among others. The United States does have higher rates of infant mortality and violent deaths than in other developed countries, but these factors do not fully account for the country's relatively poor ranking in life expectancy. International Differences in Mortality at Older Ages: Dimensions and Sources examines patterns in international differences in life expectancy above age 50 and assesses the evidence and arguments that have been advanced to explain the poor position of the United States relative to other countries. The papers in this deeply researched volume identify gaps in measurement, data, theory, and research design and pinpoint areas for future high-priority research in this area. In addition to examining the differences in mortality around the world, the papers in International Differences in Mortality at Older Ages look at health factors and life-style choices commonly believed to contribute to the observed international differences in life expectancy. They also identify strategic opportunities for health-related interventions. This book offers a wide variety of disciplinary and scholarly perspectives to the study of mortality, and it offers in-depth analyses that can serve health professionals, policy makers, statisticians, and researchers.Critical Perspectives On Racial And Ethnic Differences In Health In Late Life
Par National Research Council of the National Academies. 2004
In their later years, Americans of different racial and ethnic backgrounds are not in equally good--or equally poor--health. There is…
wide variation, but on average older Whites are healthier than older Blacks and tend to outlive them. But Whites tend to be in poorer health than Hispanics and Asian Americans. This volume documents the differentials and considers possible explanations. Selection processes play a role: selective migration, for instance, or selective survival to advanced ages. Health differentials originate early in life, possibly even before birth, and are affected by events and experiences throughout the life course. Differences in socioeconomic status, risk behavior, social relations, and health care all play a role. Separate chapters consider the contribution of such factors and the biopsychosocial mechanisms that link them to health. This volume provides the empirical evidence for the research agenda provided in the separate report of the Panel on Race, Ethnicity, and Health in Later Life.Health And Saffty Needs Of Older Workers
Par National Research Council of the National Academies. 2004
Mirroring a worldwide phenomenon in industrialized nations, the U.S. is experiencing a change in its demographic structure known as population…
aging. Concern about the aging population tends to focus on the adequacy of Medicare and Social Security, retirement of older Americans, and the need to identify policies, programs, and strategies that address the health and safety needs of older workers. Older workers differ from their younger counterparts in a variety of physical, psychological, and social factors. Evaluating the extent, causes, and effects of these factors and improving the research and data systems necessary to address the health and safety needs of older workers may significantly impact both their ability to remain in the workforce and their well being in retirement. Health and Safety Needs of Older Workers provides an image of what is currently known about the health and safety needs of older workers and the research needed to encourage social polices that guarantee older workers a meaningful share of the nation’s work opportunities.ELDER MISTREATMENT: Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation in an Aging America
Par Panel to Review Risk, Prevalence of Elder Abuse, Neglect. 2003
Since the late 1970s when Congressman Claude Pepper held widely publicized hearings on the mistreatment of the elderly, policy makers…
and practitioners have sought ways to protect older Americans from physical, psychological, and financial abuse. Yet, during the last 20 years fewer than 50 articles have addressed the shameful problem that abusers—and sometimes the abused themselves—want to conceal. Elder Mistreatment in an Aging America takes a giant step toward broadening our understanding of the mistreatment of the elderly and recommends specific research and funding strategies that can be used to deepen it. The book includes a discussion of the conceptual, methodological, and logistical issues needed to create a solid research base as well as the ethical concerns that must be considered when working with older subjects. It also looks at problems in determination of a report’s reliability and the role of physicians, EMTs, and others who are among the first to recognize situations of mistreatment. Elder Mistreatment in an Aging America will be of interest to anyone concerned about the elderly and ways to intervene when abuse is suspected, including family members, caregivers, and advocates for the elderly. It will also be of interest to researchers, research sponsors, and policy makers who need to know how to advance our knowledge of this problem.Opportunities in Neuroscience for Future Army Applications
Par National Research Council of the National Academies. 2009
Advances and major investments in the field of neuroscience can enhance traditional behavioral science approaches to training, learning, and other…
applications of value to the Army. Neural-behavioral indicators offer new ways to evaluate how well an individual trainee has assimilated mission critical knowledge and skills, and can also be used to provide feedback on the readiness of soldiers for combat. Current methods for matching individual capabilities with the requirements for performing high-value Army assignments do not include neuropsychological, psychophysiological, neurochemical or neurogenetic components; simple neuropsychological testing could greatly improve training success rates for these assignments. Opportunities in Neuroscience for Future Army Applications makes 17 recommendations that focus on utilizing current scientific research and development initiatives to improve performance and efficiency, collaborating with pharmaceutical companies to employ neuropharmaceuticals for general sustainment or enhancement of soldier performance, and improving cognitive and behavioral performance using interdisciplinary approaches and technological investments. An essential guide for the Army, this book will also be of interest to other branches of military, national security and intelligence agencies, academic and commercial researchers, pharmaceutical companies, and others interested in applying the rapid advances in neuroscience to the performance of individual and group tasks.Getting Old Without Getting Anxious
Par Lynn Lauber, Peter Rabins. 2005
Informative and full of hope, Getting Old Without Getting Anxious assists older people and their caregivers in overcoming one of…
the more crippling and misunderstood human afflictions: anxiety. Geriatric psychiatrist and bestselling author of The 36-Hour Day Dr. Peter V. Rabins explains how the many changes that occur as a person ages can trigger severe and life-altering anxiety, often destroying lives. This valuable guide will help readers to: - learn how late-life anxiety differs from anxiety in younger people; - identify the disorder a loved one may have and its causes; and - treat the affliction with the best remedy or combination of options available. Anxiety is often dismissed as simply a by-product of old age. Yet Dr. Rabins shows that experiencing life as an older person does not mean living in fear, and he provides the tools to help people break free from the debilitating grasp of their disorders. Stories from patients will encourage and motivate both those suffering from mental illness and their caregivers.Inclusive Smart Cities and Digital Health
Par Yu Cao, Mounir Mokhtari, Hai Jin, Carl K. Chang, Lorenzo Chiari, Hamdi Aloulou. 2016
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Smart Homes and Health Telematics, ICOST 2016, held in…
Wuhan, China, in May 2016. The 39 regular papers, 5 short papers and 1 poster paper included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 83 submissions. They were organized in topical sections named: smart homes, smart urban spaces and new assistive living space concepts in the smart city; e-health for future smart cities; context awareness and autonomous computing; home networks and residential gateways; middleware support for smart homes and health telematic services; e-health and chronic disease management; e-health technology assessment and impact analysis; tele-assistance and tele-rehabilitation; modeling of physical and conceptual information in intelligent environments; medical big data collection, processing and analysis; human machine interfaces; wearable sensors and continuous health monitoring; social, privacy and security issues; mobile health services; and smart rehabilitation technologies.There are a lot of issues to consider as our loved ones get older. From in-home care to assisted living…
facilities, there are myriad options available - and each person's needs are unique. Family members need a resource that will answer all of their questions and ease them through this often complicated transition.This helpful handbook guides concerned children as they: decide which level of care is best for their parent; maintain communication and discuss difficult topics; handle home safety issues; manage transportation; find and work with a primary-care physician; navigate insurance paperwork; handle legal issues and questions; and other sensitive issues.From setting up a support network to avoiding scams, this informative guide will help a family decide on - and implement - the best care options for their loved ones.Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
Par Richard Rohr. 2011
In the first half of life, we establish our identity--climbing, achieving, and performing. But as we grow older and begin…
to embark on a further journey, one that involves challenges, mistakes, loss of control, broader horizons, and necessary suffering that shocks us out of our prior comfort zone, we need to see ourselves in a different and more life-giving way. In Falling Upward, Father Richard Rohr offers a new paradigm for understanding one of the most profound of life's mysteries: how our failings can be the foundation for our ongoing spiritual growth.Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
Par Richard Rohr. 2011
In the first half of life, we establish our identity--climbing, achieving, and performing. But as we grow older and begin…
to embark on a further journey, one that involves challenges, mistakes, loss of control, broader horizons, and necessary suffering that shocks us out of our prior comfort zone, we need to see ourselves in a different and more life-giving way. In Falling Upward, Father Richard Rohr offers a new paradigm for understanding one of the most profound of life's mysteries: how our failings can be the foundation for our ongoing spiritual growth.Aging Workers and the Employee-Employer Relationship
Par Denise Rousseau, P Bal, Dorien T A M Kooij. 2015
This book focuses on the aging workforce from the employment relationship perspective This innovative book specifically focuses on…
how organizations can ensure their aging workers remain motivated productive and healthy In 15 chapters several experts on this topic describe how organizations through effective human resource management can ensure that workers are able to continue working at higher age In addition this book discusses the role older workers themselves play in continuing work at higher age To do this the authors integrate research from different areas such as literature on leadership psychological contracts and diversity with literature on the aging workforce Through this integration this book provides innovative ways for organizations and workers to maintain productivity motivation and health Aging Workers and the Employee-Employer Relationship summarizes the latest research on how employment relationships change with age and its implications for supporting the well-being motivation and productivity of older workers It identifies ways to improve how both companies and workers solve the problems they face These include better designed employment practices and more adaptive job content and developmental opportunities for aging workers along with activities aging workers can engage to enhance their own job crafting learning and employabilityChicken Soup for the Golden Soul: Heartwarming Stories About People 60 and Over
Par Jack Canfield, Mark Hansen, Paul Meyer, Amy Seeger. 2012
Barbara Russell Chesser Ph D Amy Seeger and Paul J Meyer join…
Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen in compiling Chicken Soup for the Golden Soul This collection offers readers loving insights and wisdom--all centering on the prime of life Contributors to this volume include Erma Bombeck Ruth Stafford Peale Tom Landry Florence Littauer Roy Rogers and Max Lucado Readers of all ages are sure to cherish this invaluable collection as a reminder that the soul of those young at heart is truly golden Divided into chapters on letting go giving learning the lighter side across the generations overcoming obstacles perspective believing living your dream reminiscing and ageless wisdom this book celebrates the myriad joys of living and the wisdom that comes from having lived Readers at every stage of life will turn to this book again and again for the timeless wisdom that will help them live their lives to the fullestGroup and Individual Work with Older People
Par Swee Hong Chia, Julie Heathcote, Jane Marie Hibberd. 2011
Being active is fundamental to a person's sense of physical and mental wellbeing, and the need to engage in purposeful…
and meaningful activity does not diminish with age. However, common effects of ageing, such as reduced vision and hearing, arthritis, dementia, and in some cases social isolation, can affect an older person's ability to participate in therapeutic and recreational activities. Introducing the concept of PIE (Planning, Implementation and Evaluation), this practical resource will enable professionals working with older people to initiate and run successful activity-based programmes with their clients, either individually or in groups. The authors guide the reader through the processes of group and individual work, and provide step-by-step instructions for a range of activities, including arts and crafts, music, drama, movement, relaxation, reminiscence, and day-to-day tasks such as taking care of personal hygiene and preparing food and drinks. The book also describes the importance of assessing and evaluating activity-based work, with examples of completed evaluation and assessment forms. Useful case studies and self-reflective activities for the facilitator are included throughout. This book will be an invaluable for occupational therapists, creative arts therapists, health and social care practitioners and all other professionals working with older people.This is Book three in The Family Caregiver's Series. The books in this series are designed to support you, the…
family caregiver, which in turn will help you be supportive to your loved one. The prompts in this eBook version of A Journal for Family Caregivers are just for you--a family caregiver--and deal with issues that you handle on an ongoing basis: your tasks, practicing self-care, your self-talk, job satisfaction, and more. To set the tone for the day, each page of the journal section begins with an affirmation. The writing prompts are different than in most journals. Instead of asking questions or setting up a scene, this journal uses a "finish the sentence" approach. By using this eBook version, you can journal on your computer or jot notes down in a book. You can write a little or a lot. Action steps are the last item on each journal page. When you look back over what you've written, you'll be able to create an action plan that will make your caregiving easier for you and more enjoyable for your loved one.Dying, Death, and Bereavement in Social Work Practice: Decision Cases for Advanced Practice
Par Terry A Wolfer, Vicki M Runnion. 2008
Practitioners who work with clients at the end of their lives face difficult decisions concerning the client's self-determination, the kind…
of death he or she will have, and the prolongation of life. They must also remain sensitive to the beliefs and needs of family members and the legal, ethical, and spiritual ramifications of the client's death. Featuring twenty-three decision cases based on interviews with professional social workers, this unique volume allows students to wrestle with the often incomplete and conflicting information, ethical issues, and time constraints of actual cases. Instead of offering easy solutions, this book provides detailed accounts that provoke stimulating debates among students, enabling them to confront their own responses, beliefs, and uncertainties to hone their critical thinking and decision making skills for professional practice.*Please note: Teaching Notes for this volume will be available from Electronic Hallway in Spring 2010.To access the Teaching Notes, you must first become a member of the Electronic Hallway. The main Electronic Hallway web page is at https://hallway.org/index.php. To join, click Become a Hallway Member in the Get Involved category or point your browser directly to https://hallway.org/involved/join.php and provide the required information.After your instructor status has been confirmed, you will receive an email granting access to the Electronic Hallway. Once logged on to Electronic Hallway as a member, click Case Search in the Cases and Resources category on themain web page. Enter "death, dying, bereavement"(without the quotation marks) in the search box, select "all ofthe words" in the drop down menu, and click Submit. The search process will generate a list of Teaching Notes for cases from Dying, Death, and Bereavement in Social Work Practice: Decision Cases for Advanced Practice.Circles of Care
Par Ann Cason. 2001
"My parent needs help, but refuses to consider a nursing home. " That's the dilemma facing millions of baby boomers…
today. How can we ensure responsible, compassionate, even uplifting care for our aging parents at home? Mindfulness is key, Ann Cason writes. Good care begins with watching and listening, with entering the elder's world and accepting it. Drawing on decades of experience in caring for the elderly, Cason helps us understand how old age feels and how we can help. Then, through exercises, care studies, and numerous examples and suggestions, Circles of Care shows how to: * Work out a plan of care * Assemble and foster a caregiving team * Create an uplifting daily routine--and vary it creatively * Plan nutrition, medical needs, finances, and outings * Improve the elder's personal care and physical environment * Ease conflicts between elders and their caregivers or families * Avoid caregiver burnout * Work with mood swings, confusion, and memory lossLife Story Work with People with Dementia: Ordinary Lives, Extraordinary People
Par Steve Milton, John Shaw, Bob Woods, Rachel Thompson, Lesley Jones, Ruth Eley, Ponnusamy Subramaniam, Victoria Metcalfe, Anna Gaughan, Joyce Dunne, Nada Savitch, Jane Mckeown, Polly Kaiser, Joanne Sutton, Maria Pasiecznik Parsons, Gillian Drummond, Kate Gridley, Marie-Jo Guisset Martinez, Pat Broster, Jean Tottie, Tommy Dunne. 2017
Introducing life story work, a way for people with dementia to connect with their relatives, carers and the professionals working…
with them. This evidence-based book explains the many benefits of life story work, with practical guidance for introducing it in a variety of settings. The authors show how life story work can empower people with dementia to inform care practitioners and family members what care and support they may need now and in the future, by taking into account their past and their future wishes and aspirations. The book includes practical information on how to get started, ethical considerations such as consent and confidentiality, and considers issues of diversity and how to address them. The voices of practitioners, researchers and family carers sit alongside those of people living with dementia to present a wide-range of perspectives on life story work.Retirement, Pensions and Justice
Par Mark Hyde, Rory Shand. 2017
This book addresses the tendency to mischaracterise liberalism as a "neoliberal" reform project, arguing that liberal political philosophy is concerned…
only to sustain the conditions that make individual freedom possible. This is illustrated with reference to the design of pensions. Considered in terms of liberal justice, retirement systems require redistributive transfers to help the poor, measures to ensure that retirees are rewarded on their merits, and provisions that treat everyone with equal dignity and respect. Rather than presenting liberal pensions as a close analogue to neoliberalism, this volume highlights their egalitarian virtues. This book will appeal to scholars of retirement and pensions, social policy, economics and political philosophy.60 on Up
Par Lillian B. Rubin. 2007
The Golden Years? You've got to be kidding. Part serious, part comic, these words reflect our ambivalence about aging in…
the twenty-first century. Is it a blessing or a curse? With refreshing candor and characteristic wit, best-selling author Lillian Rubin looks deeply into the issues of our graying nation, into the triumph of our new longevity, and the pain, both emotional and physical, that lies right alongside it. Through thought-provoking interviews, research, and unflinching analysis of her own life experience, Dr. Rubin offers us a much needed roadmap for the uncharted territory that lies ahead. In a country where seventy-eight million Baby Boomers are moving into their sixties and economists worry that they're "the monster at the door" who will break the Social Security bank and trash the economy, where forty percent of sixty-five-year-olds are in the "sandwich generation" taking care of their parents while often still supporting their children, and where Americans eighty-five and older represent the fastest growing segment of the population, we cannot afford to pretend that our expanded old age is just a walk on the sunny side of the street, that "sixty is the new forty," "eighty the new sixty," and that we'll all live happily ever after. In this wide-ranging book, Dr. Rubin examines how the new longevity ricochets around our social and emotional lives, affecting us all for good and ill from adolescence into senescence. How, she asks, do sixty-somethings fill another twenty, thirty, or more years, post retirement, without a "useful" identity or obvious purpose? What happens to sex as we move through the decades after sixty? What happens to long-cherished friendships aslife takes unexpected turns? What happens when at seventy, instead of living the life of freedom we dreamed about, we find ourselves having to take care of Mom and Dad? What happens to the inheritances boomers have come to expect when their parents routinely live into their eighties and beyond and the cost for their care soars? In tackling the subject of aging over a broad swath of the population, cutting across race, class, gender, and ability, Lillian Rubin gives us a powerful and long-overdue reminder that all of us will be touched by the problems arising from our new longevity. The best hope is to understand the realities we face thoroughly and to prepare--as individuals and as a society--for a long life from sixty on up. "In eleven books spanning more than three decades, Lillian Rubin has eloquently described the hopes, fears, and sometimes the anguish that people feel as they negotiate their way through major social changes, such as the revolution in gender roles and sexuality and the destabilization of work-life by globalization. Now she tackles the personal and social consequences of our extended life spans. Perceptive, compassionate, and painfully honest, this book will enthrall readers of any age. " --Stephanie Coontz, author of The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap "The thing about Lillian Rubin--and this book is no exception--is that you can depend on her, as a writer and thinker, to tell the truth. If you want the real, insightful, unvarnished, necessary, truth on aging, it's right here in 60 On Up. And, as always, it's a treasure. " --Peggy Orenstein, author of Waiting for Daisy "Once upon a time we had rites of passage to easeour way from adulthood into old age. Now we have Lillian Rubin. 60 on Up is everything most books on aging are not. It is not sentimental, not filled with stale advice to keep busy, avoid calories, and think young. Instead, it offers authentic wisdom about the complexities of aging. Its fiercely realistic but tender explorations are strangely comforting because they relieve us of the burden of denial and give us a vision of facing our later years with dignity and courage. It is a wonderful book, filled with the poignant beauty of all transient life. " --Sam Keen,