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Resources 1-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100 | 101-125 | 126-150 | 151-175 | 176-200 | 201-225 | 226-250 | 251-275

  Title Year Author Related Subject Description
26.   Geriopharmacotherapy in Home Health Care 1993 Steven Moore Geriatric Pharmacology, Gerontology, Health Care Delivery, Home care services, Medical / Nursing, Social Science, and Sociology Four contributions discuss consultation in the home health care setting, medication issues in home health agencies--a five- state survey.
27.   Building Blocks for Change: How health care reform affects our future  1993 J. Meyer and S. Silow-Carrolol, S Health Care Reform, Health Expenditures, Health Systems Plans, Medical Policy This book evaluates alternative approaches to implementing the basic requisites of any reform plan-what Meyer & Silow-Carroll call the building for change-and describes the likely impact of specific reform plans on future health care spending.
28.   Treatment of Choice Considerations for Medical Directors and Attending Physicians: Behavior Management in Geriatric Long-Term Care 1995 J. Luxenberg, D. Stone and L. Wendland and Wendland, L Aged, Behavioral Symptoms, Long-Term Care, Therapy This handbook provides information and specific suggestions on the role of the physician in managing behavior.
29.   Blessings & Rituals 2000 Susan Langhauser Christianity- Ritual & Practice, Religion - Missions These are rituals for special times and for normal activities. The clear writing and presentation are helpful in determining the appropriateness of each ritual and in the wording of the rituals themselves.
30.   Building a Ministry for Homebound and Nursing-Home Residents 1989 Marie Webb Religion & Spirituality, Health, Mind & Body, Personal Health, Gerontology Webb helps us understand the frail elderly, provides guidance for visitation, and offers suggestions for leading worship in a group setting. A guide for training volunteers is also included. Clergy, chaplains, and leaders who plan and direct ministry to the homebound and nursing-home residents will find this book spiritual, encouraging, and practical.
31.   Being and Becoming Old 1971 Jon Hendricks Gerontology, Psychology, Psychology Of The Aged, Self-perception in old age, Social Gerontology, Social Science, and Sociology The insights of many disciplines, articles investigate such issues as subjectively evaluated age, facts influencing adjustment, and attitudes, projections, and perceptions of competence.
32.   Public Health and Aging 1997 T. Hickey, M. Speers, and T. Prohaskand Prohaska, T Health Services For Older Adults, Health/Fitness, Medical care, Preventive Medicine The proceedings from a September 1994 conference aim to link professionals who are engaged in the practice of public health with those who provide health-related services to older people in the United States. The ultimate goal is to develop and refine a public health agenda for an increasingly aging population.
33.   Stress & Health: Among the Elderly 1992 M. Wykle, E. Kahana and J. Kowaland Kowal, J Geriatrics, Gerontology, Health and hygiene, Health/Fitness, Medical / Nursing, Psychology Of The Aged,
Psychosomatic aspects & Stress in old age		 An interdisciplinary volume focusing on the interaction of stress and health. Coverage includes examinations of stress/health issues among minorities, social support, adaptation to stress, and psychopharmacological management of stress.
34.   Helping the aging family: A guide for professionals and families 1990 V. Bumagin and K. Hirn Social work, Family, Geriatrics, Social Services This complete handbook is written for professionals of all disciplines who work with elderly persons and their families.
35.   Rock of Ages 1982 D. Smith, H. Hewitt and C. Harrisd Harris, C Christianity - Ritual & Practice, Institutions & Organizations, Music, Religious - General This large-print ecumenical songbook and worship guide for use in nursing homes, retirement communities, hospitals, homes, and other older adult settings, includes resources for leading worship, as well as the lyrics to more than 80 familiar hymns. Primary users: local church leaders/chaplains/lay volunteers/staff who lead worship in nursing homes, retirement communities, or other long-term healthcare settings; also the residents who participate in the worship.
36.   The 36-Hour Day 1981 P. Rabins and N. Mace  Alzheimer's disease, Eldercare, Home care, Senile dementia Text for families and friends of those suffering with Alzheimer disease, dementia, and memory loss. Includes new information on: laws; assisted living; eating and nutrition; and medical research on drugs, genetics, and diagnostic tests.
37.   Total Quality Management in Geriatric Care 1995 D. Miller, R. Coe, J. Morley and J. Romeisy, J, and Romeis, J Geriatrics, Gerontology, Health Care Delivery, Older people Reference for geriatricians on the combined application of Total Quality Management and Continuous Quality Management to improving health care services and delivery to the elderly. Settings include nursing homes, home care, acute care, and office practice. 
38.   The Paraprofessional in Home Health and Long-Term Care 1995 E. Cervantes, J. Heid-Grubman, and C. Schuermanbman, J, and Schuerman, C Nursing - Gerontology, Geriatric Nursing, Long-term care of the sick Training manual in twelve modules for long-term care administrators and managers to use in training nursing aides or home health aides. Includes case studies, exercises, and activities.
39.   Families and Aging 1993 Linda Burton Aging, Family & Relationships, Gerontology, Minority older people, Older people, Social Gerontology,
Social conditions, & Sociology		 This book is a brief but excellent resource for gerontology students, practitioners, and policymakers. The book succeeds largely because it covers so much territory in so little space for so many audiences. Students will gain a research perspective on the heterogeneity of the family of later life. They will also find particularly useful the last chapter of the volume, which is a resource list, including journals, articles, and books on specific topics dealing with families and aging. The book also speaks to the clinician. Within these articles, practitioners who work in the field of aging will gain an understanding of the social structural differences that their clients and patients bring to their situation.
40.   Ethics in Health Services Management 1997 Kurt Darr Health & Fitness,  Ethics, Health services administration, Moral and ethical aspects, Health Care Issues Guide to preventing or solving administrative and biomedical ethical problems. For healthcare administrators. 
41.   Threads of Experience 1993 Sandra Martz  Inspirational, Old age, Older people, American Poetry The memorable art throughout gives perfect visual expression to the sentiment and observations brought to the page with an equal artistry of language and thought.
42.   Geriatrics and the Law 1992 Marshall Kapp Gerontology, Medical / Nursing, Medical Law & Legislation Presents practical guidance for practitioners in successfully meeting legal challenges. Emphasis is on patients' rights and the correlative duties of health care professionals. 
43.   African American aged: Diversity, health concerns and health services (Western Reserve Geriatric Education Center interdisciplinary monograph series)eries) 1993 Z. Harel, E. McKinney and M. Williamsand Williams, M African American, Geriatrics, Blacks, Health policy, Health services needs and demand The purpose of this monograph is to review and discuss health status and health concerns of African American aged and to evaluate the adequacy of current health care policies and programs in meeting their health care needs. It focuses, first, on the diversity that characterizes African American aged. Second, the health status and health concerns of older African Americans is reviewed, in order to foster a better understanding of their need for health and long-term care services. Third, the focus shifts to an examination of the factors which predispose or moderate/exacerbate the aged's health/illness status. Fourth, consequences of health/illness are reviewed in order to better understand the implications of health/illness status for health and long-term care service need among older African Americans. Finally, the monograph reviews current health care policies and programs and suggests needed changes.
44.   The Validation Breakthrough 1993 Naomi Feli Gerontology, Nursing - Gerontology, Nursing Home Care Patients, Senile dementia  Resource for families, friends, neighbors, home health aides, and others working with people with dementia. Presents simple techniques to reduce care giver burnout and improve the life of the person with dementia.
45.   Diversity: New Approaches to the Ethic Minority Aging 1992 E. Stanford and F. Torres-Gil-Gil, F Attitudes, Ethnic Sociology, Gerontology, Minority older people, Sociology As our society evolves, it continues to become increasingly diverse both ethnically and racially. This diversity is primarily due to populations continuing to age, individuals living longer, and people migrating from their once isolated environments. 
46.   Methods for Policy Research 1984 Ann Majchrzak  Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare, Research, Sociology, Social Science / Research Presents pragmatic approaches to conducting policy research and analysis that demonstrate distinct alternatives for policymakers. Incorporating real-world issues and concrete examples, the author details the key steps in the policy research process--including preparation, problem identification, conceptualization, contextual considerations, and analysis of factors potentially causing the social problem under study. 
47.   Gender & Aging 1992 L. Glasse and J. Hendrickss, J Gender Studies, Gerontology, Old age, Sex differences, Sociology Sex is easy; it is a biological characteristic based on one's chromosomes. Two X's or one: that is the question. The question of gender and its effects on aging, now that is a bit more difficult. Gender is the public or societal meaning of one's chromosomes. While no one will dispute the impact biological factors have on the aging process, the relevance of one's biological characteristics is, in large measure, socially determined. 
48.   Gay Midlife and Maturity 1991 John Lee, PhD Aging, Gay Studies, Homosexuality, Quality of Life, Social Science, and Social aspects This dynamic book breaks-down the long held stereotype of the sad and lonely homosexual.
49.   Validation: The Feil Method 1982 Naomi Feli Mental health, Older people, & Validation therapy This book tells how to help disoriented old-old people. It teaches those who care for and about disoriented old-old how to: recognize the signs of disorientation, the physical, emotional and social factors leading to confusion, and how to help confused old-old in each stage.
50.   The World of the Aging 1993 Celia Hales-Mabry Aging - General, Gerontology, Information services, Sociology Understanding how older people obtain and use information is essential for all information providers--librarians, administrators, educators, and those in the helping professions.