Services to the Aging and Aged: Public Policies and Programs (Issues in Aging) [1 ed.] 0815322755, 9780815322757

This series attempts to address the topic of aging from a wide variety of perspectives and to make available some of the

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Services to the Aging and Aged: Public Policies and Programs (Issues in Aging) [1 ed.]
0815322755, 9780815322757

Most older persons desire to remain living in the community, but those requiring care are often at risk of not having th

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This volume explores the significant contributions of animals to our understanding of aging, to improving geriatric medi

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Research documents that rural elders are poorer, live in less adequate housing, and have far fewer health and service op

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This companion volume to The Economics of Aging (1989) examines the economic consequences of an increasingly older popul

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The population base in both the United States and Japan is growing older and, as those populations age, they provoke her

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Gain a new perspective on the international implications of our aging population!This comprehensive book examines a broa

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Gain an understanding of the increased role religious congregations now play in providing social support to the elderly

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Our bodies are constantly growing and changing. Not only do our bodies grow taller, but even once we reach our ultimate

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Older Americans experience stages of aging with distinct priorities. For younger retirees, climate can be most important

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