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Chapter 23.Working With Families of Older Adults

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    https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9781615375196.ds23

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    Care of Older Adults by Families in the United States | Family Care for Older Adults With Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia | Evidence-Based Interventions to Support Families | Caregiving in the COVID-19 Pandemic | Goals in Working With Families of Older Adults | Interdisciplinary Partnerships | Family As Information Seeker | Assessing the Family of the Older Adult | Selecting Interventions for Families of Older Adults | Educational Strategies With Families of Older Adults | Responding to Families During the Course of Progressive Impairment | Helping Families Assess Capacity of Older Adults | Families and Institutionalization of the Older Adult | Conclusion | References

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    Families in the United States are the foundational care providers for older adults with chronic illnesses and disabilities who are living in the community. According to a landmark study sponsored by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2016), at least 17.7 million individuals in the United States are family caregivers of older adults (age ≥ 65 years) who need help because of a limitation in their physical, mental, or cognitive functioning. The number of family caregivers is expected to grow in a corresponding fashion with the projected steady growth of the older population over the next several decades. Additionally, the racial and ethnic diversity of the older population, and hence of the family caregiving population, will also continue to grow in the decades ahead (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2016). These trends present tremendous challenges as well as opportunities for psychiatrists and other health professionals who work with families caring for older adults.

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