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9780803946965 Academic Inspection Copy

Providing Community-Based Services to the Rural Elderly

  • ISBN-13: 9780803946965
  • Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
    Imprint: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
  • Edited by John A. Krout
  • Price: AUD $369.00
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 19/01/2005
  • Format: Paperback (215.00mm X 139.00mm) 328 pages Weight: 450g
  • Categories: Care of the elderly [JKSG]
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This book brings together information from both researchers and practitioners on a wide range of community-based services that are available to and needed by the rural elderly in the United States. Specific topics examined include: senior centres; referral systems; housing and transportation; employment and retirement; and health promotion and health care. Krout provides section overviews as well as an informative, thorough introduction and epilogue that highlight common themes and issues.
PART ONE: OVERVIEW OF THE RURAL ELDERLY An Overview of Older Rural Populations and Community-Based Services - John A Krout PART TWO: SERVICE INFORMATION, ACCESS AND COORDINATION Information and Referral - Anne H McKinley and F Ellen Netting Targeting the Rural Elderly Rural Elder Transportation - Peter M Schauer and Patricia Weaver Case Management in a Rural Setting - Ene Kristi Urv-Wong and Donna McDowell Senior Centers in Rural Communities - John A Krout, Margaret M Williams and Ollie Owen PART THREE: RESOURCE ENHANCEMENT AND SOCIAL SUPPORT Employment and Retirement Services for the Rural Elderly - Lorraine T Dorfman and Robert L Ballantyne Housing America's Rural Elderly - Vera Prosper and Stockton Clark Respite and Adult Day Care for Rural Elders - Vicki L Schmall and Linda Cook Webb PART FOUR: HEALTH PROMOTION AND CARE Disease and Disability Prevention and Health Promotion for Rural Elders - Robin E Mockenhaupt and Jennifer A Muchow Nutrition and the Rural Elderly - Penny A Ralston and Nancy L Cohen Home Health Services in Rural America - Linda J Redford and Alison B Severns Mental Health Services for the Elderly in Rural America - Share DeCroix Bane, Eloise Rathbone-McCuan and James M Galliher
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