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

Wacker, Robbyn R.; Roberto, Karen A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1412951291 ISBN 13: 9781412951296

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2007

Synopsis

How have programs for older adults evolved? Who uses these resources? How are they delivered? And what challenges do service providers face in meeting the needs of the aging baby-boom generation? Community Resources for Older Adults: Programs and Services in an Era of Change, Third Edition, answers these and other critical questions by providing a theoretical framework for understanding the forces that shape older adults′ likelihood to seek assistance.

About this title

About the Author:

Robbyn R. Wacker, Ph.D., is the Provost and Senior Vice President and Professor of Gerontology at the University of Northern Colorado. Her research interests include international aging social policy and psychosocial predictors of community service use among older adults. She has published over 65 refereed presentations, scholarly articles, books, and conference proceedings and has earned numerous university and professional awards, including UNC’s Academic Leadership Excellence Award.

Review:

"This book is designed for an audience of American students and practitioners. However, readers from other countries might also appreciate the discussion on the continuum of services and the excellent examples of best practices, which provide many ideas for program development and delivery." -- Fran Racher * Canadian Journal on Aging, 23 (3), pgs. 299-300 *

About this edition

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1412951291
• ISBN 13: 9781412951296
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 488