2 options
The aging network : programs and services / Donald E. Gelfand.
LIBRA HV1461 .G44 1999
Available from offsite location
Van Pelt Library HV1461 .G44 1999
Mixed Availability
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gelfand, Donald E.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Older people--Services for--United States.
- Older people.
- Older people--Services for.
- United States.
- Old Age Assistance.
- Social Planning.
- Health Services for the Aged.
- Medical Subjects:
- Old Age Assistance.
- Social Planning.
- Health Services for the Aged.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- x, 247 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Fifth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Springer Pub. Co., [1999]
- Summary:
- This thoroughly revised and updated fifth edition of the standard reference to services for the elderly places special emphasis on new programs, especially those mandated by the Older Americans Act. Professionals will find a comprehensive listing of federal, state and local programs that can locate transportation, legal assistance, employment, income maintenance, and volunteer programs in every region of the country. It describes the key components of hundreds of programs, and addresses issues that confront providers of services for the aged.
- Contents:
- Part I. The American Elderly and Programs
- 1 The Older American 3
- 2 Legislative Bases for Programs and Services 11
- Part II. Income Maintenance Programs
- 3 Age, Employment, and Income Maintenance / Jules Berman, Donald E. Gelfand 29
- 4 Illness, Medical Care, and Income Maintenance / Jules Berman, Donald E. Gelfand 45
- Part III. Programs for the Aged
- 5 Information and Assistance 61
- 6 Health and Mental Health 69
- 7 Transportation 82
- 8 Crime and Legal Assistance Programs 91
- 9 Employment, Volunteer, and Educational Programs 111
- 10 Nutrition Programs 123
- Part IV. Services for the Aged
- 11 Multipurpose Senior Centers 139
- 12 Housing 154
- 13 In-Home Services 179
- 14 Adult Day Care 192
- 15 Long-Term Care Residences 204
- 16 Challenges for the Aging Network 224
- Appendix National Nonprofit Resources Groups in Aging 233.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0826130577
- 0826130585
- OCLC:
- 39347074
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.