Providing Community-Based Services to the Rural Elderly [Paperback]

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.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
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