商品簡介
This book looks at the various functions and declines typical of an aging brain, the signs and symptoms of problems, the available treatments, the financial and health insurance responsibilities decline might require, and the factors that come into determining what kinds of care a person might need as they age.
作者簡介
Jodi Lyons is an eldercare expert who helps older adults and those with special needs find the care they need throughout the country. An ardent patient advocate, Jodi helps people navigate the complicated, often convoluted system, identify what they need, and learn how to create an action plan. With more than 20 years’ experience in the nonprofit healthcare arena, Jodi has been a leader in national and international organizations representing healthcare and long-term care service providers. She is a graduate of Brandeis University in Waltham, MA and a former President of the Washington DC area alumni association. She is on the Executive Committee of the Alzheimer's Association/National Capital Area, an Alzheimer’s Association Ambassador to Capitol Hill, and a writer for and advisor to Telemedicine Magazine. Jodi wrote the award-winning book, The Smart Person’s Guide to Eldercare, to empower and educate consumers, to make sense of a complex system, and to highlight some of the humor that can be found even in the most challenging times as we grow older.
Steven P. Simmons, MD, is a Board-certified Internist, who received his Bachelor’s of Science with High Honors from the University of Tennessee in 1989 and his medical degree from the University of Tennessee in 1993. He then completed his residency at St. Joseph Hospital in Denver, Colorado. In 1996, Steve was selected by his peers to receive the Dr. Annie Yee Johnson Memorial Award for compassion and professionalism. He spent 12 years working in primary and urgent care at Kaiser Permanente before joining DocTalker in 2008, where he has been spearheading the practice’s housecall program. He is a member of the American Geriatric Society and the Academy of Home Care Physicians, and presents frequently on providing medical care to the homebound through housecalls.
William E. Mansbach, PhD, is the founder and CEO of Mansbach Health Tools LLC, which supports the BCAT Approach. He is also the CEO and President of CounterPoint Health Services, a multi-disciplinary behavioral healthcare company specializing in geriatrics. For many years, he was the COO of the largest geriatric behavioral healthcare company in the U.S. specializing in long-term care. Prior to this, he was co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Comprehensive Geriatric Services, a Maryland-based company providing mental health services to residents in long-term care settings. Dr. Mansbach has a national reputation as a clinician and consultant in the aging field. He has been a pioneer in the development of Memory Clinics, and is the creator of the BCAT® system, a series of cognitive tests and intervention strategies. He has published and presented numerous articles and workshops on geriatric mental health and cognitive assessment, and is active in creating healthcare policy. Dr. Mansbach sits on the Maryland Governor’s Alzheimer’s Disease Council
