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BL
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955045
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b709415
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Gelfand, Donald E.
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The aging network : : program and services /\ Donald E. Gelfand.
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| Edition Statement
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6th ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Springer Pub. Co.,, ©2006.
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1 online resource (xii, 265 pages)
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0826102069
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: 0826103286
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: 6610744572
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: 9780826102065
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: 9780826103284
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: 9786610744572
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0826102069
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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The older American -- Legislative bases for programs and services -- Age, employment, and income maintenance -- Illness, medical care, and income maintenance -- Information and assistance -- Health and mental health -- Transportation -- Crime and legal assistance programs -- Employment, volunteer, and educational programs -- Nutrition programs -- Multipurpose senior centers -- Housing -- In-home services -- Adult day care -- Long-term care residences -- Challenges for the aging network.
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| Abstract
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Annotation om health and mental health to employment, legal assistance, and housing-that the new plans will transform. work, and public health, this fully updated edition of a highly successful text offers up-to-date information on the changing health plans available to the elderly today. With the modifications in Medicare plans and the addition of new prescription drug policies, choosing which plans are right for your patients, helping decipher the language and implications that the changes have on the older population, and understanding what these amendments to the old Medicare plan will mean for future Medicare userscan be daunting. To help figure it out is Donald Gelfand's newest addition to the gerontological literature. The 6th edition of The Aging Network not only highlights the primary components of specific programs and services to emphasize the most recent and important changes, but exploresthe varying demographics of the elderly population and how these factors will affect what plans people will choose. It provides an overview of the.
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Older people-- Services for-- United States.
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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS-- Abuse-- Elder Abuse.
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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS-- Eldercare.
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Older people-- Services for.
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Old Age Assistance.
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Aged.
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Health Services for the Aged.
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Social Planning.
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United States.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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362.60973
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HV1461.G44 2006eb
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2006 I-817
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WT 30G316a 2006
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