This practical and encouraging book contains important information necessary for understanding our aging society and the impact longer life is having on our congregations.
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Educators and health professional groups can use Retooling for an Aging America to institute or increase formal education and training in geriatrics. Consumer groups can use the book to advocate for improving the care for older adults.
Leipzig, an expert in evidence-based geriatrics, highlights how 80-year-olds differ from 60-year-olds and why knowing this is important for your health.
This book "sets out to change the current conversation about what it means to get older.
A wide-ranging selection of readings, emphasizing the social and psychological processes occurring between middle age and old age and drawing on empirical studies and studies in which the research methods are clearly presented
This book treats the implications of productive aging as challenges. It combines the theories of gerontology with practical considerations and acknowledging the contributions of leading researchers in the field of aging.
This small volume is not only an excellent learning tool, but also a ìmust-haveî handbook for aging professionals in many fields.
This groundbreaking book provides comprehensive treatment of the political economy of aging by a scholar widely credited as the founder and key thinker of this field in the US and internationally.
In many cases, outside assistance was given that made it possible for older adults to continue living at home (Robichaud, Hebert, Roy, & Roy, 2000). Educational programs in a community can be successful, but they will only be accepted ...
The question of generational equity can be seen in the story of the Harris family. David and Barbara Harris, members of the World War II generation, were proud of what they had accomplished. They were members of what Tom Brokaw has ...