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| Preface to the Sixth Edition | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The American Elderly and Programs | |
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| The Older American | |
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| The Elderly Population | |
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| Living Patterns | |
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| Legislative Bases for Programs and Services | |
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| The Older Americans Act | |
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| Objectives | |
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| Administration on Aging | |
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| Grants for State and Community Programs in Aging | |
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| Training, Research, Discretionary Projects, and Programs | |
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| Community Service Employment | |
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| Grants for Native Americans | |
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| Vulnerable Elder Rights Protection Activities | |
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| Funding of Aging Programs | |
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| Income Maintenance Programs | |
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| Age, Employment, and Income Maintenance | |
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| Growing Old Without Adequate Income | |
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| Financing Social Security | |
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| Survivor's Insurance | |
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| Supplementary Security Income | |
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| State General Assistance Programs | |
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| Private Pension Plans | |
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| Unemployment and Inadequate Income | |
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| Illness, Medical Care, and Income Maintenance | |
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| Risks of Illness, Disability, and Inadequate Income | |
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| Risks of Aging, Medical Bills, and Inadequate Income | |
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| Programs for the Aged | |
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| Information and Assistance | |
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| Goals | |
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| History | |
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| Operation and Functions | |
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| Organization | |
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| Importance | |
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| Health and Mental Health | |
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| Health Care Programs | |
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| Mental Health Programs | |
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| Elderly in the Mental Health System | |
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| Specialized Aging Services | |
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| Transportation | |
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| Options | |
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| Models | |
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| Forms of Transportation for the Elderly | |
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| Ridership Problems | |
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| Coordination of Programs | |
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| Future Trends | |
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| Crime and Legal Assistance Programs | |
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| The Elderly and Crime | |
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| Crime Prevention and Assistance | |
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| Legal Representation | |
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| Protective Services | |
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| Guardianship | |
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| Employment, Volunteer, and Educational Programs | |
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| Employment Legislation | |
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| Employment Programs | |
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| Volunteer and Intergenerational Programs | |
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| Educational Programs | |
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| Nutrition Programs | |
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| The Congregate Nutrition Program | |
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| Home-Delivered Meals | |
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| Services for the Aged | |
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| Multipurpose Senior Centers | |
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| History and Legislation | |
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| Characteristics | |
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| Programming | |
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| Facilities | |
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| Funding | |
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| Housing | |
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| Housing Conditions of the Elderly | |
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| In-Home Services | |
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| The Growth of In-Home Services | |
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| Service Patterns | |
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| Service Agencies | |
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| Related Services | |
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| Adult Day Care | |
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| The Roots of Day Care | |
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| Day Care Clients | |
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| Day Care Center Services | |
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| Respite Services | |
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| Funding | |
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| Cost-Effectiveness and Benefits | |
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| Long-Term Care Residences | |
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| Nature and History of Long-Term Care | |
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| Types of Long-Term Care Residences | |
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| Funding | |
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| Personnel and Programming | |
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| Quality in Long-Term Care Residences | |
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| Challenges for the Aging Network | |
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| Population Growth | |
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| Increasing Diversity | |
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| Changing Cohorts | |
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| Changing Health Care | |
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| Changing Public Images | |
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| Long-Term Services | |
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| Innovation and the Aging Network | |
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| National Nonprofit Resources Groups in Aging | |
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| Index | |