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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784388103321

Autore

Gelfand Donald E

Titolo

The aging network [[electronic resource] ] : program and services / / Donald E. Gelfand

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer Pub. Co., c2006

ISBN

1-280-74457-X

9786610744572

0-8261-0328-6

Edizione

[6th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (278 p.)

Disciplina

362.60973

Soggetti

Older people - Services for - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; TOC Contents; Preface to the Sixth Edition; Introduction; Part I: The American Elderly and Programs; CH Chapter 1 The Older American; CH Chapter 2 Legislative Bases for Programs and Services; Part II: Income Maintenance Programs; CH Chapter 3 Age, Employment, and Income Maintenance; CH Chapter 4 Illness, Medical Care, and Income Maintenance; Part III: Programs for the Aged; CH Chapter 5 Information and Assistance; CH Chapter 6 Health and Mental Health; CH Chapter 7 Transportation; CH Chapter 8 Crime and Legal Assistance Programs

CH Chapter 9 Employment, Volunteer, and Educational ProgramsCH Chapter 10 Nutrition Programs; Part IV: Services for the Aged; CH Chapter 11 Multipurpose Senior Centers; CH Chapter 12 Housing; CH Chapter 13 In-Home Services; CH Chapter 14 Adult Day Care; CH Chapter 15 Long-Term Care Residences; CH Chapter 16 Challenges for the Aging Network; Appendix: National Nonprofit Resources Groups in Aging; IDX Index

Sommario/riassunto

Wayne State Univ., Detroit, MI. Reference for professionals on services for the elderly. Focuses on new programs, especially those mandated by the Older Americans Act. Lists federal, state, and local programs that can locate transportation, legal assistance, employment, income maintenance, and volunteer programs. Previous edition: c1993. Softcover, hardcover also available.