GERIATRIC HOME-BASED MEDICAL CARE. PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE

•Describes fundamental principles of geriatric house call medicine and their application to specific diseases and conditions
•There is no other reference that guides clinicians on the principles and practice of house calls medicine
•Written by experts in the field

This book is a practical reference for any clinician who has struggled to care for an older adult in a home setting. The volume is written by experts in the field who describe fundamental principles and clinical approaches of geriatric home-based care and their application to specific diseases and conditions, including delirium, incontinence, falls, and chronic pain and disability. The book also details house calls for special populations, from the developmentally disabled to those afflicted with neurologic or psychiatric diseases. The volume explores house calls within the context of the US healthcare system.

Geriatric Home-Based Medical Care: Principles and Practice is a valuable resource for geriatricians, geriatric nurses, primary care physicians, social workers, public health officials, and all medical professions who need tools to provide timely, compassionate, and high-quality care for their older adult patients.

Authors
•Jennifer Hayashi, MD. Director, Elder House Call Program. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine . Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. Baltimore, Maryland. USA.
•Bruce Leff, MD. Professor of Medicine. Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Baltimore, Maryland. USA.


Table of contents (13 chapters)
1.Introducing Home-Based Medical Care
2.Getting Started with Home-Based Medical Care
3.Care Planning and Coordination of Services
4.How to Perform a House Call
5.Common Cognitive Issues in Home-Based Medical Care
6.Common Neurologic Issues
7.Adult Psychiatric Care in the Home
8.Common Functional Problems
9.Common Infections
10.Wound Care in Home-Based Settings
11.Social and Ethical Issues in Home-Based Medical Care
12.Palliative Care
13.Caregiving