Senior Centers in America
Senior Centers in America

Author: John Krout

Publisher: Praeger

Published: 1989-11-09

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13:

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Senior Centers in America presents the most comprehensive and current examination of this important topic available today. Written by one of the leading researchers in the field, this book presents an exhaustive review of local and national studies to provide a complete and multi-faceted analysis of senior centers. Major topics include: historical development and changes over time, center resources and organizational characteristics, activities and services, factors associated with participation, participant versus non-participant profiles, linkages and focal point functions, policy issues such as effectiveness and serving the frail, and future senior center scenarios. The book is research-based and identifies areas in need of additional investigation. However, it is also targeted to practitioners and policy makers and is intended to assist them in formulating policy and examining issues central to senior center planning and operation, now and in the future. Krout makes a strong case for the importance and necessity of senior centers, and presents a cogent analysis of the issues and challenges they must respond to in an era of resource shortfalls, shifting social and health policies, and a changing elderly population. Readers of this book will gain a greater insight into senior center issues and a heightened sense of the need to explore these issues much more fully in the future. For this reason, it should be read by anyone involved with social services to the elderly.

Music, Senior Centers, and Quality of Life
Music, Senior Centers, and Quality of Life

Author: Lisa J. Lehmberg

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2023-02-28

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 1009194585

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Lisa Lehmberg and Victor Fung present a groundbreaking look at quality of life via the music participation of older adults in diverse US senior centers. The state of musical activities in senior centers pre- and mid-pandemic is elucidated through original research conducted in senior centers across six states. Featured are older adults' stories told in their own words; insights from senior center activity leaders, manage-ment, and staff; and data, analyses, and syntheses from the authors' senior center visits and a survey of center managers. The authors document the adjustment process undergone by these centers during the pandemic and leading into a new normal. Recommendations are offered for policy makers, school and community music educators, music activity leaders, older adults, caregivers, and service providers to enhance the quality of life of older adults. The critical role that music plays in supporting their quality of life is emphasized.

Senior Centers
Senior Centers

Author: Beverly Ann Beisgen

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 9780826117045

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Based on the authors' years of experience in working with older adults, this book describes how to create a successful senior community center. The chapters are chock-full of ideas, insights, and suggestions for activities applicable in a wide range of settings including assisted living facilities, adult day living centers, residential facilities, and recreational programs. The book features real-life vignettes that bring the text to life, providing readers with the opportunity to see how older adults benefit from senior centers.