Community Resources for Older Adults or The Basics of American Politics

Community Resources for Older Adults: Programs and Services in an Era of Change

Author: Robbyn R Wacker

Features and Benefits:

- Provides an overview of legislation that provides the foundation for aging related benefits and services

- Discusses theories that help predict service use, thus offering readers a framework to understand why older adults often do not use services

- Provides case studies that encourage critical thinking about the delivery and use of community resources

- Descrbes both public and private programs and services available to older adults, in-depth reviews of the current body of empirical literature in each program area, and discussions of the challenges programs and services will face in the future

- Includes best practice examples of community programs from around the country that illustrate unique ways to meet the needs of older adults

- Lists national organizations and Internet resources for each topic area

- Includes learning activities that challenge students to explore the community resources that exist in the reader's locale

Booknews

Community resources available to elderly Americans, including both public and private programs, are overviewed, theories on service use are discussed, and case studies that encourage critical thinking about the delivery and use of community services are presented in this book for professionals and students. Empirical literature in different program areas is reviewed, and legislation that provides the foundation for programs is explained. This second edition includes updated information on various programs and services such as the Older Americans Act, plus updated best practices and Web resources. Wacker is associate dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences and professor of gerontology at the University of Northern Colorado. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

	About the Authors
	Acknowledgments
Pt. I	The Social Context of Community Resource Delivery
1	On the Threshold of a New Era	3
2	Legislative Foundations for Programs, Services, and Benefits Supporting Older Adults	13
3	Patterns of Service Use and Theories of Help-Seeking Behavior	36
Pt. II	Continuum of Services
4	Information and Referral	53
5	Volunteer and Intergenerational Programs	73
6	Education Programs	92
7	Senior Centers and Recreation	115
8	Employment Programs	135
9	Income Programs	152
10	Nutrition and Meal Programs	167
11	Health Care and Wellness	189
12	Mental Health Services	218
13	Legal Services	237
14	Transportation	261
15	Housing	285
16	Case Management	315
17	Home Care Services	335
18	Respite Services	355
19	Long-Term Care Services	373
Pt. III	Preparing for the Future
20	Programs and Services in on Era of Change	403
App	State Units on Aging	409
	References	417
	Index	455

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The Basics of American Politics

Author: Gary Wasserman

This brief, nuts-and-bolts introduction to American government has been a student favorite and a bestseller for over 30 years because of its lively, straight-forward approach to the basics, its brevity, and its always inexpensive price.

This text uses a dynamic game metaphor to engage students in the basics of the American political system and the contact sport of politics. Beginning with a clear definition of politics, it introduces four governmental and four nongovernmental “players” who must abide by the “rules of the game” established by the Constitution and civil liberties. It ends by examining rival theories of who wins and who loses in American politics. Written to engage students and lay a flexible foundation for instructors, The Basics of American Politics covers all the terms and topics behind the current news, situating politics in the classroom and beyond.