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The Elderly Caregiver
Caring for Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Edited by:

Karen A. Roberto - Institute for Society, Culture and Environment, Virginia Tech University, USA

Volume: 160

Series:
SAGE Focus Editions

Other Titles in:
Counseling the Aging

232 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

Bringing together the empirical work of researchers from a variety of disciplines, this volume provides insight into the physical, psychological and social needs of the growing number of elderly people caring for adults with developmental disabilities. Issues explored include: the needs of elderly parents caring for adult offspring with learning difficulties; changes in care-giving activities; the increasing burden of care-giving; the ordeal of planning future out-of-home placement; and the needs of care-givers of ageing adults with Down's syndrome and Alzheimer's disease. A concluding chapter draws together implications for future directions in practice, policy and research.

PART ONE: REVIEW OF THE CAREGIVING LITERATURE

Karen A Roberto

Family Caregivers of Aging Adults With Disabilities

A Review of the Caregiving Literature

PART TWO: ISSUES AND CONCERNS OF OLDER CAREGIVERS

Tamar Heller

Aging Caregivers of Persons With Developmental Disabilities

Changes in Burden and Placement Desire

Karen A Roberto

Older Caregivers of Family Members With Developmental Disabilities

Changes in Roles and Perceptions

Ellie Brubaker and Timothy H Brubaker

Caring for Adult Children With Mental Retardation

Concerns of Elderly Parents

Barbara A Hawkins, Susan J Eklund and B L Martz

Aging Adults With Down Syndrome

Biological and Psychosocial Considerations for Caregivers

Elizabeth A Noelker and Lauren C Somple

Adults with Down Syndrome and Alzheimer's

Clinical Observations of Family Caregivers

PART THREE: INTERACTIONS BETWEEN OLDER CAREGIVERS AND THE SERVICE COMMUNITY

Joan B Wood

Planning for the Transfer of Care

Social and Psychological Issues

Jean P Lehmann and Karen A Roberto

Current and Future Service Needs of Aging Individuals With Developmental Disabilities Living With Relatives

Christine Rinck and Carl Calkins

Family Satisfaction With Case Management and Service Provision

Rural and Urban Perspectives for Older Families of Persons With Developmental Disabilities

Gregory C Smith and Sheldon S Tobin

Case Managers' Perceptions of Practice With Older Parents of Adults With Developmental Disabilities

PART FOUR: PRACTICE, RESEARCH, AND POLICY DIRECTIVES

Edward F Ansello and Karen A Roberto

Empowering Elderly Caregivers

Practice, Research, and Policy Directives

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Karen A. Roberto

Karen A. Roberto, Ph.D., is the Director of the Center for Gerontology, Founding Director of the Institute of Society, Culture, and Environment, and Professor of Human Development at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She also holds adjunct appointments in the Departments of Internal Medicine and Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. She has published over 150 scholarly articles and book chapters, is the editor/author of ten books, and has earned numerous university and professional awards, including the Gerontological Society of America Behavioral and Social Science... More About Author

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