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100 1 _aKandel, Joseph.
_eauthor
245 1 0 _aEncyclopedia of Elder Care :
_bEncyclopedia of Elder Care /
_cby Joseph Kandel , and Christine Adamec.
250 _aSecond edition
264 1 _aNew York :
_bInfobase Learning,
_c2009.
264 4 _c©2009.
300 _a1 online resource (385 pages)
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aLibrary of Health and Living
500 _aALA COVID Relief Fund
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aCover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Entries A-Z -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Appendixes -- Appendix 1: Important Organizations -- Appendix 2: State Aging Agencies in the United States and its Territories -- Appendix 3: State Ombudsment Regulating Long-Term Care Facilities Such as Nursing Homes -- Appendix 4: State Helpline and Hotline Contacts to Report Elder Abuse or Neglect within the State -- Appendix 5: State Health Departments -- Appendix 6:Number and Percentage of Adults Age 65 and Older by Selected Health Status, Condition, or Impairment, and Other Characteristics, Average Annual, 2000-2003 -- Appendix 7: Countries with More Than 2 Million People Age 65 and Older: 2000-2030 -- Appendix 8: Countries with More Than 1 Million People Age 65 and Older: 2000-2030 -- Appendix 9: Rate of Selected Chronic Health Conditions Causing Limitation of Activity Among Older Adults, by Age and Rate Per 1,000 Population: United States, 2003-2004 -- Appendix 10: Life Expectancy at Birth and at Age 65 for Selected Countries, 2000 -- Appendix 11: National Report Card on Healthy Aging: How Healthy are Older Adults in the United States -- Appendix 12: National Organizations for Older Canadians -- Appendix 13: State Consumer Protection Offices in the United States -- Appendix 14: Relaxation Exercises to Relieve Pain and Stress -- Appendix 15: Family Caregiver Web Sites -- Bibliography -- Index.
520 _aCovers topics from choosing between assisted living or nursing homes and paying for costly prescriptions and health care to resolving sibling squabbles over caring for an elderly parent and facing difficult end-of-life decisions.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2021. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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700 1 _aAdamec, Christine.
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776 0 8 _iPrint version:
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797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
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