Kelly Niles-Yokum, Donna L. Wagner

The Aging Networks

A Guide to Policy, Programs, and Services

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Written for both students and practitioners of gerontology, along with all professionals involved in the well-being of older adults, this highly accessible book provides a current and detailed description and analysis of local to global services for older people with or without cognitive, physical, or social needs.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Publishing Co Inc
• 9 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 436g
• ISBN-13: 9780826146526
• ISBN-10: 082614652X
• Artikelnr.: 54149363

Autorenporträt

Kelly Niles-Yokum, PhD, MPA, is an associate professor of gerontology, University of La Verne, California. Dr. Niles-Yokum also serves as a managing editor for Gerontology and Geriatrics Education, the official journal of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education.

Inhaltsangabe

CONTENTS
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Section I. Older Americans and the Aging Networks
1. Changing Demand Demographics
Section II. Older Americans Act Legislation and the Aging Networks-A New
Era
2. Older Americans Act Legislation and an Expanding Consumer Base: The
Evolution of a Network
Section III. Community-Based Services-The New Landscape
3. Community-Based Services and the Aging Networks
4. The Rights and Well-Being of Older Americans
Section IV. Our Aging Future-Survival, Sustainability, and Success
5. The Future Is Now: Workforce Issues of the Aging Networks
6. Our Aging World and the Challenge of Change
7. Our Aging Future-Persistent and Emerging Issues for the Aging Networks:
A Call to Action
Appendix A: State Units on Aging
Appendix B: Administration on Aging Regional Support Centers
Appendix C: National Aging Network Organizations and Resources
Appendix D: Classroom Assignments
Appendix E: Model and Evidenced-Based Programs
Index