Synopses & Reviews
The graying of America is perhaps the most significant demographic event of recent times. Health care and nutrition have improved, and baby boomers reaching middle age and retirement will influence American society both now and in the years to come. Vierck and Hodges present vital statistics on aging Americans in a readable and interesting format, describing trends, offering insights, and providing a framework for understanding the data.
This book includes many previously unpublished data sources, and Vierck and Hodges offer analytical support to clarify the vast amount of information. Comprehensive analyses, for example, were conducted on newly available nursing home, home health care, and hospice care data, and an extensive interpretation of nutrition data by Kris Hodges provides new perspectives on the nutritional status of the elderly. The book, divided into 16 chapters on different aspects of aging and health, will be useful to gerontologists, geriatricians, health policy analysts, researchers, librarians and information specialists, marketing professionals, journalists, students, and others doing research on aging, health, and health services.
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I find myself using Aging often for any important fact or figure about the field of aging and health. It's a rich resource not only for the statistics, but the insight Vierck and Hodges provide.Ann Gillespie Vice-President for Excellence, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aged
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Aging is indispensable for anyone developing program plans, writing proposals, or delivering speeches on aging. Vierck and Hodge's book is user-friendly, insightful, and comprehensive.Cathy Grimm Director, Adult Services, Jewish Family Services, Denver
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This book provides access to many topics relating to aging and health, making the information easily visible in charts and tables....This work is well documented with a selected bibliography, a list of useful Web sites, and a very comprehensive index. Highly recommended. All collections.Choice
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For health professionals, researchers, journalists, and students.SciTech Book News
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Aging is a very useful resource for planning and benchmarking services for an elderly population.Nina Miller Executive Director, Hospicare and Palliative Care Services of Tompkins County, New York
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From their excuses for not wearing hearing aids to the differences between Medicare and Medicaid, this guide provides considerable insight into the lives of the elderly and is highly recommended for academic and public libraries.Lawrence Looks at Books
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Aging is indispensable for anyone developing program plans, writing proposals, or delivering speeches on aging. Vierck and Hodge's book is user-friendly, insightful, and comprehensive.Cathy Grimm Director, Adult Services, Jewish Family Services, Denver
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"Aging is indispensable for anyone developing program plans, writing proposals, or delivering speeches on aging. Vierck and Hodge's book is user-friendly, insightful, and comprehensive." - Cathy Grimm Director, Adult Services, Jewish Family Services, Denver
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Aging is a valuable resource for anyone interested in planning and providing goods or services to older adults in today's society.Steve Griffin Executive Director, Meals on Wheels and Senior Nutrition Program, Ithaca, New York
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Vierck and Hodges' book is an invaluable resource for all professionals working in the field of aging. It is full of authoritative information that is clearly written, interesting and easily accessible. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in understanding the extraordinary aging revolution.Ed Pittock, CSA President, Society of Certified Senior Advisors
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Aging by Vierck and Hodges captures the critical aspects of health and aging. This extremely well-documented resource is an important state-of-the-art overview of the issues. Aging is an excellent required text for health and aging courses, as well as an important resource for general gerontological classes.Enid Opal Cox, DSW Director, University of Denver Institute of Gerontology
Synopsis
The "graying of America" is perhaps the most significant demographic event of recent times. Vierck and Hodges present vital statistics on aging Americans in a readable and interesting format, describing trends, offering insights, and providing a framework for understanding the data.
Synopsis
The "graying of America" is perhaps the most significant demographic event of recent times. Health care and nutrition have improved, and baby boomers reaching middle age and retirement will influence American society both now and in the years to come. Vierck and Hodges present vital statistics on aging Americans in a readable and interesting format, describing trends, offering insights, and providing a framework for understanding the data.
Synopsis
Vierck and Hodges present vital statistics on aging Americans in a readable and interesting format, describing trends, offering insights, and providing a framework for understanding the data.
About the Author
ELIZABETH VIERCK is an independent writer and information specialist in health and aging. She is a widely published author with ten books and numerous other publications to her credit.KRIS HODGES is an independent market research professional.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Aging in the 20th Century
The Meaning of Aging
Size and Growth of the Older Population
Life Expectancy in the 20th Century
Health Status, Use of Health Services, and Attitude towards Health Care Providers
Health Risks and Practices
Nutrition and American Seniors
Chronic Conditions and Common Health Problems
Mental Health and Dementia
Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drugs
Long-term Care (LTC): An Overview
Long-term Care: Home Health Care
Long-term Care: Nursing Home Care
Care at the End of Life: Hospice Care
Causes, Places and Timing of Death
Paying for Health Care: Health Care Spending, Medicare, Medicaid, and Supplemental Insurance
Appendix: World Records and Fascinating Facts
Selected Bibliography
Index