Elder Care in Occupational Therapy has been extensively revised into a new and completely updated second edition. This pragmatic text presents up-to-date information in a user-friendly format that seamlessly flows from one subject to the next.

From wellness to hospice, Elder Care in Occupational Therapy, Second Edition offers a broad yet detailed discussion of occupational therapy practice that is devoted to older adults. A wide variety of topics are covered in a concise format, such as historical perspectives, theoretical insights, the aging process, and current interventional strategies, to name a few. Twenty informative appendices are also included that clarify issues such as Medicare coverage, community and clinical living arrangements, client-centered practice, exercise programs, evidence-based practice, and a summary of the newly adopted Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process.

Additional features:

• Contains information about the most advanced scientific achievements that can ultimately affect occupational therapy.
• Lists new and updated resource materials.
• Presents case studies that provide theoretical considerations and treatment methods.
• Clearly discusses exciting and new venues for occupational therapy programming.
• Explains fundamentals of documentation and current reimbursement issues.

Perfect for the student or clinician, Elder Care in Occupational Therapy, Second Edition provides classic, professional information on theory, disease entities, and intervention in a comprehensive format.

Unit 1 Older Adults and Gerontic Occupational Therapy

Chapter 1 A Historical Outlook
Chapter 2 Conceptual Models, Demographics, Life Development, and
Chapter 3 Problems Arising in Caring for the Elderly
Chapter 4 Wellness
Case Studies 1 and 2

Unit 2 Life Span Changes and the Elderly, Death, and Dying

Chapter 5 Biological, Psychosocial, and Cognitive
Chapter 6 Mental Health Concerns
Chapter 7 Drugs and the Elderly
Chapter 8 Death, Dying, and Interventional Strategies With the Elderly
Case Studies 3 and 4

Unit 3 Occupational Therapy Work Settings, Documentation, and Intervention Approaches

Chapter 9 Work Settings
Chapter 10 Work Positions
Chapter 11 Cultural Considerations
Chapter 12 Documentation
Chapter 13 Specific Intervention Programs and Modalities
Chapter 14 Mental Health and the Older Adult
Chapter 15 Physical Disabilities and Occupational Therapy Intervention
Chapter 16 Falls, Fear of Falling, and Fall Prevention
Chapter 17 Seating, Positioning, and Wheeled Mobility Intervention
Chapter 18 Arts and Crafts as a Modality and Leisure Skills
Chapter 19 Home Health
Chapter 20 Driving and the Older Adult
Chapter 21 Summary
Case Studies 5 through 12

Appendix A Reimbursement Issues (including PPS) in the United States
Appendix B PACE: The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (United States)
Appendix C Evaluation and Assessment Resources in Gerontic Occupational Therapy
Appendix D Associations and Organizations Relating to Gerontology
Appendix E Healthy People 2010 (United States)
Appendix F Consciousness-Raising Programs to Promote Positive Attitudes Concerning the Elderly
Appendix G Exercise Components for Well-Being and Fitness
Appendix H Supplies
Appendix I Living Arrangements and the Elderly
Appendix J Modifying and Designing Living Arrrangements
Appendix K Universal Design
Appendix L Assisted Living Facilities and Occupational Therapy
Appendix M Ways in Which Color Contrast Can Be Achieved
Appendix N Rethinking Preretirement Planning and the Role of Occupational Therapy
Appendix O Looking Beyond Traditional Intervention in Cardiovascular Accidents
Appendix P An Emerging Opportunity: Life Care Management and Occupational Therapy
Appendix Q Client-Centered Practice
Appendix R OT/OTA Roles and Relationships
Appendix S Evidence-Based Practice
Appendix T The Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process-A Summary Index