{"product_id":"voices-of-long-term-care-workers-elder-care-in-the-time-of-covid-19-and-beyond-9781805391920","title":"Voices of Long-Term Care Workers: Elder Care in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tThere were many challenges, successes, and concerns in providing long-term care to older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Looking at central North Carolina, the authors highlight the implications of providing long-term care to older Americans, with an emphasis on the importance of communication, resilience of staff, and value of human infrastructure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBased on extensive interviews, this collection of essays reflects on the participants’ individual experiences and represents the voices of staff and caregivers working in long-term residential care communities, in-home and community-based programs, as well as regional aging service providers and advocates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“The book provides remarkable insights into the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on front-line workers in North Carolina who care for the residential elderly (and) uses an excellent combination of ethnographic and epidemiological methods to provide in-depth qualitative insights while contextualized by the larger quantitative world of disease transmission.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Linda M. Whiteford\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of South Florida\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tIllustrations\u003cbr\u003e \tPreface\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction: \u003c\/strong\u003e“We’re Building the Plane While We’re Flying It”: A Case Study of Long-Term Care Workers during COVID-19 in North Carolina\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Perspectives of Regional Area Agency on Aging Staff and Long-Term Care Advocates: A Rapid Qualitative Appraisal\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/strong\u003e“It Spread Like Wildfire”: Challenges in Providing Care in Long-term Residential Care Communities\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Finding Resilience in Crisis: Home and Community-Based Programming during COVID-19\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Activities and Engagement: Avoiding Isolation and Loneliness\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Caring for People with Dementia during COVID-19\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eDena Shenk, Andrea Freidus and Christin Wolf\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eProviding Long Term Care Throughout the Pandemic: The Perspective of Administrators and Managers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e Roles and Professional Identities in Defining Reality: A Linguistic Analysis\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eBoyd Davis \u0026amp; Christin Wolf\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e Caring for Older Adults in Long Term Residential Care during COVID-19 in the United States and Switzerland: Balancing Protection and Social Isolation\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAndrea Freidus, Dena Shenk, Megan Davies, Christin Wolf, and Sandra Staudacher \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion: \u003c\/strong\u003eLessons Learned and Applications as We Look to the Future\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tReferences\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042816065879,"sku":"9781805391920","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781805391920.jpg?v=1750955766","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/voices-of-long-term-care-workers-elder-care-in-the-time-of-covid-19-and-beyond-9781805391920","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}