A public health strategy for living, aging and dying in solidarity : designing elder-centered and palliative systems of care, environments, services and supports / by Mary Beth Morrissey, Melissa Lang and Barney Newman.

Introduction -- PART ONE. The Crisis of Suffering for Older Americans -- Chapter 1: -- Social Ecology of Aging: Critical Theoretical Perspectives in Aging and Public Health Policy for the Twenty-First Century -- -- Chapter 2 -- : Philosophic Science Theory: Toward a Phenomenology of a Maternal Cosmos in Light of Suffering -- -- PART TWO. Paradigm Shifts in Delivery Systems and Financing -- Chapter 3: -- Moving from Fragmentation to -- Integrated Community-Based Services -- Chapter 4. -- Development of Elder-Centered Systems of Care -- Chapter 5: -- Evolution of -- Financing Models and Impact on Quality and Services for Older Adults -- -- PART THREE. Challenges of Policy Implementation: Examples from the Field -- Chapter 6: -- Landscape for New Models of Care: Designing Best Practices and Environments -- Chapter 7: -- The Palliative Turn in Elder-Centered Care: A Public Health Strategy for Interdisciplinary -- Palliative and End-of-Life Care -- Chapter 8: -- A More Humanistic Approach to Relational Decision Making: Practical Ethics and Ethics Committees -- PART FOUR. Setting the Stage for Transforming Elder Care -- Chapter 9: -- Policy Recommendations for More Compassionate Elder Care: Systems Reform, Social Justice, and Sustainable Social Solidarity -- Appendix A. Caregiving Resources -- Appendix B. The Ecology of Policy: Description of Public Policy Making Process -- Appendix C. Psychosocial Support -- Appendix D. Resources and Program Examples for Older Adults -- Appendix E. Elder Abuse, Maltreatment, and Neglect Resources -- Appendix F. Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center - Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program.

With more people living longer lives, there is increased importance in the health care industry on improving services for the elderly. This comprehensive book gives an expert overview of the topics and challenges, along with imperative ethical and legal frameworks. The book also details existing programs and benefits in relation to a realistic portrayal of population needs. Other important issues are covered such as long-term palliative care and hospice, other vulnerable populations, elder abuse, public-private collaboration, evidence-based policy-making, and much more.