The Aging Network: Programs and Services, Sixth Edition

Cover......Page 1
TOC Contents......Page 6
Preface to the Sixth Edition......Page 10
Introduction......Page 12
Part I: The American Elderly and Programs......Page 14
The Elderly Population......Page 16
Living Patterns......Page 18
CH Chapter 2 Legislative Bases for Programs and Services......Page 22
Title I: Objectives......Page 24
Title II: Administration on Aging......Page 25
Title III: Grants for State and Community Programs in Aging......Page 26
Title VI: Grants for Native Americans......Page 30
Funding of Aging Programs......Page 31
Part II: Income Maintenance Programs......Page 38
Growing Old Without Adequate Income......Page 40
Financing Social Security......Page 45
Survivor’s Insurance......Page 46
Supplementary Security Income......Page 47
Private Pension Plans......Page 49
Unemployment and Inadequate Income......Page 52
Risks of Illness, Disability, and Inadequate Income......Page 56
Risks of Aging, Medical Bills, and Inadequate Income......Page 59
Part III: Programs for the Aged......Page 72
History......Page 74
Operation and Functions......Page 75
Organization......Page 76
Importance......Page 80
CH Chapter 6 Health and Mental Health......Page 82
Health Care Programs......Page 83
Mental Health Programs......Page 86
Elderly in the Mental Health System......Page 89
Specialized Aging Services......Page 91
CH Chapter 7 Transportation......Page 96
Options......Page 97
Forms of Transportation for the Elderly......Page 98
Ridership Problems......Page 101
Coordination of Programs......Page 102
Future Trends......Page 103
The Elderly and Crime......Page 106
Crime Prevention and Assistance......Page 110
Legal Representation......Page 113
Protective Services......Page 116
Guardianship......Page 117
Employment Legislation......Page 128
Employment Programs......Page 130
Volunteer and Intergenerational Programs......Page 133
Educational Programs......Page 136
CH Chapter 10 Nutrition Programs......Page 142
The Congregate Nutrition Program......Page 143
Home-Delivered Meals......Page 148
Part IV: Services for the Aged......Page 154
History and Legislation......Page 158
Characteristics......Page 160
Programming......Page 163
Facilities......Page 168
Funding......Page 169
Housing Conditions of the Elderly......Page 174
The Growth of In-Home Services......Page 200
Service Patterns......Page 201
Service Agencies......Page 204
Related Services......Page 208
The Roots of Day Care......Page 212
Day Care Clients......Page 214
Day Care Center Services......Page 215
Funding......Page 218
Cost-Effectiveness and Benefits......Page 220
Nature and History of Long-Term Care......Page 224
Types of Long-Term Care Residences......Page 227
Funding......Page 232
Personnel and Programming......Page 237
Quality in Long-Term Care Residences......Page 240
CH Chapter 16 Challenges for the Aging Network......Page 246
Population Growth......Page 247
Increasing Diversity......Page 248
Changing Cohorts......Page 249
Changing Health Care......Page 250
Long-Term Services......Page 251
Innovation and the Aging Network......Page 252
Appendix: National Nonprofit Resources Groups in Aging......Page 256
IDX Index......Page 260