The Aging Network

Preface to the Sixth Edition; Introduction; Part I: The American Older Population and Programs The Older American; g; * The Elderly Population; * Living Patterns; Legislative Bases for Programs and Services; * The Older Americans Act; * Objectives; * Administration on Aging; * Grants for State and Community Programs in Aging; * Training, Research, Discretionary Projects and Programs; * Community Service Employment; * Grants for Native Americans; * Vulnerable Elder Rights Protection Activities; * Funding of Aging Programs; Part II: Income Maintenance Programs; Age, Employment, and Income Maintenance; * Growing Old without Adequate Income; * Financing Social Security; * Survivor's Insurance; * Supplementary Security Income; * State General Assistance Programs; * Private Pension Plans; * Unemployment and Inadequate Income; Illness, Medical Care, and Income Maintenance; * Risks of Illness, Disability, and Inadequate Income. * Risks of Aging, Medical Bills, and Inadequate Income; Part III: Programs for the Aged Information and Assistance; * Goals; * History; * Operation and Functions; * Organization; * Importance; Health and Mental Health; * Health Care Programs; * Mental Health Programs; * Elderly in the Mental Health System; * Specialized Aging Services; Transportation; * Options; * Models; * Forms of Transportation for the Elderly; * Ridership Problems; * Coordination of Programs; * Future Trends; Crime and Legal Assistance Programs; * The Elderly and Crime; * Crime Prevention and Assistance; * Legal Representation; * Protective Services; * Guardianship; Employment, Volunteer, and Educational Programs; * Employment Legislation; * Employment Programs; * Volunteer and Intergenerational Programs; * Educational Programs; Nutrition Programs; * The Congregate Nutrition Program; * Home Delivered Meals; Part VI: Services for the Aged Multipurpose Senior Centers; * History and Legislation; * Characteristics; * Programming; * Facilities; * Funding; Housing; * Housing Conditions of the Elderly; In-Home Services; * The Growth of In-Home Services; * Service Patterns; * Service Agencies; * Related Services; Adult Day Care; * The Roots of Day Care; * Day Care Clients; * Day Care Center Services; * Respite Centers; * Funding; * Cost-Effectiveness and Benefits; Long-Term Care Residencies; * Nature and History of Long-Term Care; * Types of Long-Term Care Residencies; * Funding; * Personnel and Programming; * Quality in Long-Term Care Residences; Challenges for the Aging Network; * Population Growth; * Increasing Diversity; * Changing Cohorts; * Changing Health Care; * Changing Public Images; * Long-Term Services; * Innovation and the Aging Network; Appendix: National Nonprofit Resource Groups in Aging.