Contains over 315 alphabetically arranged articles that provide information about the major functional areas of business, covering accounting, economics, finance, information systems, law, management, and marketing, as well as organizations in business and government, and federal legislation.

Designed to educate consumers about financial issues associated with aging, these two volumes contain 185 alphabetically arranged articles on topics related to financial education, advisors, and support; economic and income security; employment, work, and retirement; family and intergenerational issues; financial investments and insurance; health care and health coverage; housing and housing finance; legal issues; and quality of life and well-being. Sample topics include consumer protection for older adults; asset allocation after retirement; cash flow planning for retirees; financial recovery in later life; investment clubs; retirement planning software; state and area agencies on aging; federal and state disability programs; medicaid; nutrition programs; social security privatization; early retirement incentive plans; marriage and older adults; charitable contributions; growth capital for older entrepreneurs; drugs and senior citizens; identity theft; and disaster preparedness for older adults. Annotation ♭2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

A comprehensive guide for those caring for a loved one nearing the end of life. Many people seek the comfort and dignity of dying at home. Advances in pharmacology and hospice care allow the dying to remain at home relatively free of pain and symptoms, but navigating professional services, insurance coverage, and family dynamics often compounds the complexity of this process. Extensively updated and revised, this third edition of Andrea Sankar's Dying at Home: A Family Guide for Caregiving provides essential information that caregivers and dying persons need to navigate this journey. Featuring contributions by professionals and personal stories from in-depth case studies of family caregivers, this guide discusses the challenges, resources, benefits, and barriers to care at home. With updates on advance care planning, developments in palliative care medicine, and the availability of legally assisted dying, this edition discusses how to: • Arrange medical care, nursing, and ancillary therapies • Understand costs, sources of financial support, and insurance coverage • Collaborate with health professionals in the home • Assist in implementing pain management techniques • Find social and spiritual support, as well as self-care for caregivers • Handle family dynamics and legal matters • Collaborate to make complex care and treatment decisions • Navigate the process of dying and caring for the body after death

Ebook: Life-Span Development