02790nam 22005894a 450 991082058030332120230617042355.00-8261-2805-X(CKB)1000000000705984(EBL)423513(OCoLC)476263315(SSID)ssj0000125865(PQKBManifestationID)11144371(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000125865(PQKBWorkID)10031335(PQKB)10306288(MiAaPQ)EBC423513(Au-PeEL)EBL423513(CaPaEBR)ebr10265597(CaONFJC)MIL831339(EXLCZ)99100000000070598420041019d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCommunity care for an aging society[electronic resource] issues, policy, and services /Carole B. CoxNew York Springer Pub. Co.c20051 online resource (191 p.)Springer series on life styles and issues in agingDescription based upon print version of record.0-8261-2804-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Community care for an aging population -- Determining needs for care -- Policy and care -- Community programs and services -- Housing needs and responses -- The role of the family in providing care -- Ethnicity and care -- New responses in community care -- The challenges of caring for an aging society.Most older persons desire to remain living in the community, but those requiring care are often at risk of not having their needs met. Families may find themselves unable to care for their older relatives, while formal services are often unavailable or inaccessible. Policies and services are beginning to focus on the community rather than institutions as the primary axis for care. This book examines the many factors contributing to needs for care among older persons as well as the ways in which impairments are defined and responded to by both the individual and society. Focusing on practice anSpringer series on life styles and issues in aging.Older peopleCareUnited StatesOlder peopleServices forUnited StatesCommunity health services for older peopleUnited StatesOlder peopleCareOlder peopleServices forCommunity health services for older people362.6/0973Cox Carole B1618330MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820580303321Community care for an aging society3959927UNINA