Community Resources for Older Adults
Community Resources for Older Adults

Author: Robbyn R. Wacker

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2007-12-17

Total Pages: 489

ISBN-13: 1412951291

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How have programs for older adults evolved? Who uses these resources? How are they delivered? And what challenges do service providers face in meeting the needs of the aging baby-boom generation? Community Resources for Older Adults: Programs and Services in an Era of Change, Third Edition, answers these and other critical questions by providing a theoretical framework for understanding the forces that shape older adults’ likelihood to seek assistance.

Older Americans Act of 1965, as Amended
Older Americans Act of 1965, as Amended

Author: United States

Publisher:

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13:

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The legislation, administration, funding, history of programs, and related acts to assist older persons have been drawn together to provide a single source of information on all aspects of the Older Americans Act of 1965. The entitlements include the purposes and implementation plans for grants to state and community programs, such as disaster relief and nutrition services; training, research and discretionary projects such as legal services or long-term care; community service employment; and grants to Indian tribes. Relevant sections of the related acts include adult education, civil rights, economic opportunity, food stamps, housing, rehabilitation, urban mass transit, etc.