Aging across the United States : matching need to states' differing opportunities and services / Charles Lockhart and Jean Giles-Sims.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lockhart, Charles, 1944- author.

Giles-Sims, Jean, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aging--United States--States.

Aging.

Older people--United States--States.

Older people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 210 p. ) maps ;

Place of Publication:

University Park, Pennsylvania : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2010]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Compares services and opportunities for older Americans by region and state. Examines the criteria of recreational lifestyle, meaningful contributions and supportive communities, affordability and safety, health and high-quality medical care, and accessible, high-quality long-term care"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Finding active fun and companionship in a warm climate

Making meaningful contributions and finding supportive communities

Finding affordability and safety

Sustaining health and obtaining high-quality medical care

Finding accessible and high-quality long-term care

Putting it all together: explaining state variation in senior friendliness.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages [187]-202) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780271056708

0271056703

OCLC:

1253313892