Robbyn R. Wacker & Karen A. Roberto 
Community Resources for Older Adults [EPUB ebook] 
Programs and Services in an Era of Change

Community Resources for Older Adults provides comprehensive, up-to-date information on programs, services, and policies pertaining to older adults. Authors Robbyn R. Wacker and Karen A. Roberto build reader awareness of programs and discuss how to better understand help-seeking behavior, as well as explain ways to take advantage of the resources available to older adults. The substantially revised
Fifth Edition includes new topics and updated research, tables, and figures to help answer key questions about the evolution and utilization of programs for older adults and the challenges that service providers face.

Tabella dei contenuti

The Authors’ Purpose

Acknowledgments

PART I THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF COMMUNITY RESOURCE DELIVERY

Chapter 1 On the Threshold of a New Era

Growth of the Older Population

Growth of the Older Population of Racial and Ethnic Minorities

Growth in the Number of Older Adults Living Alone

Growth in the Number of LGBT Older Adults

Implications of Demographic Characteristics for Community Resources

A Text About Programs and Services in an Era of Change

Organization of the Book

Chapter 2 Legislative Foundations for Programs, Services, and Benefits Supporting Older Adults

Legislative Foundations of Social Programs and Services

Emergence of the Aging Network

Titles of the Older Americans Act

Funding for the Older Americans Act

Outcomes of the Older Americans Act

Chapter 3 Patterns of Service Use and Theories of Help-Seeking Behavior

Social Support and Care for Older Adults

Informal and Formal Interaction

Psychosocial Theories of Service Use

The Psychology of Help-Seeking Behavior

Application of Theory in Practice

PART II THE CONTINUUM OF SERVICES

Chapter 4 Information and Assistance

Policy Background

Across the Globe: I&R/A in Scotland: The Age Scotland’s Helpline

Users and Programs

Characteristics of Programs

Developing and Maintaining a Resource Database

Promotion of Information and Referral/Assistance Services

Information and Referral/Assistance Process

Information and Referral/Assistance Services With a National Scope

Challenges for Information and Referral Services

Chapter 5 Volunteer and Intergenerational Programs

Policy Background

Users and Programs

Intergenerational Programs

Challenges for Volunteer and Intergenerational Programs

Chapter 6 Education Programs

Educational Level of Older Adults

Lifelong Education

Policy Background

Users and Programs

Challenges for Educational Programs

Chapter 7 Senior Centers and Recreation

Policy Background

Users and Programs

Barriers to Senior Center Participation

Models of Senior Centers

Programs Offered at Senior Centers

Addressing Diversity

Challenges for Senior Centers

Chapter 8 Employment Programs

Policy Background

Users and Programs

Challenges for Older Workers and Employment Programs

Chapter 9 Income Programs

Policy Background

Users and Programs

Challenges for Income Programs

Chapter 10 Nutrition and Meal Programs

Nutritional Status Among Older Adults

Physical and Psychosocial Factors That Influence Nutritional Status

Policy Background

Users and Programs

Challenges for Nutrition Programs

Chapter 11 Health Care and Wellness

Health Status of Older Adults

Federal Health Care Policy

Health Promotion and Wellness

Challenges for Health Care and Health Promotion Programs

Chapter 12 Mental Health Services

Policy Background

Users and Programs

Geriatric Mental Health Workforce

Challenges for Mental Health Programs

Chapter 13 Legal Services

Policy Background

Users: Legal Problems of Older Adults

Legal Assistance Programs

Challenges for Legal Programs and Services

Chapter 14 Transportation

Policy Background

Users and Programs

Challenges for Transportation Programs

Chapter 15 Housing

The Person–Environment Fit Model

Users and Programs: Independent Living Environments

Challenges for Independent Living Programs

Supportive Living Environments

Challenges for Supportive Living Environments

Chapter 16 Caregiver Support Services

Policy Background

Users and Programs

Challenges for Caregiver Support Programs and Services

Chapter 17 Care Management

Policy Background

Users and Programs

Care Management Programs

Challenges for Care Management Programs

Chapter 18 Home Care Services

Home Care

Challenges for Home Health Care

Hospice

Challenges for Hospice

Chapter 19 Long-Term Care Services

Policy Background

Payment for Nursing Home Care

Users and Programs

Long-Term Care Facilities

Staffing Patterns

Activity Programs

Improving Quality of Life in Nursing Homes

Challenges for Nursing Homes in the Future

PART III PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE

Chapter 20 Programs and Services in an Era of Change

Social and Political Influences on Aging Policies and Programs

Challenges for the Older Americans Act

Serving a New Generation of Older Adults: Planning for 21st-Century Aging

References

Index

About the Authors

Circa l’autore

Karen A. Roberto, Ph.D., is the Director of the Center for Gerontology, Founding Director of the Institute of Society, Culture, and Environment, and Professor of Human Development at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She also holds adjunct appointments in the Departments of Internal Medicine and Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. She has published over 150 scholarly articles and book chapters, is the editor/author of ten books, and has earned numerous university and professional awards, including the Gerontological Society of America Behavioral and Social Science Distinguished Mentorship in Gerontology Award