AgeLine, produced by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), provides bibliographic coverage of social gerontology--the study of aging in social, psychological, health-related, and economic contexts. The delivery of health care for the older population and its associated costs and policies is particularly well covered, as are public policy, employment, and consumer issues.
Literature covered is of interest to researchers, health professionals, service planners, policymakers, employers, older adults, and their families and consumer advocates. The content of AgeLine is relevant to many industries and research establishments worldwide.
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Major areas of coverage include:
- Aging and the future
- Consumer guides
- Demographics of an aging population
- Economics, financial planning, and pensions
- Employment of older workers
- Family caregiving
- Health care services and costs
- Housing
- Intergenerational relationships
- Long-term care
- Mental and physical health assessment
- Middle age
- Nutrition and exercise
- Psychology of aging
- Public policy and legislation
- Retirement and retirement planning
- Services for older adults
- Social and family relationships
- Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid
- Theories of aging
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300 magazines and journals, aging-related dissertations and descriptions
of videos. Examples of Use
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Title
Serving seniors better in the coming century |
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Author
Moore, Jim |
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Source
Contemporary Long Term Care, Vol. 22, No. 3, p. 33-34, (2p.),
Mar 1999
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| IS: |
ISSN
8750-9652
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Target Audience
Professional/Provider
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Abstract
Discusses ways that senior housing may evolve in the coming century
to better serve consumers' needs. New technology will help provide
activities for residents (via computers and the Internet), track
staff time more accurately, and monitor the health of residents
with medical risks. Cost-effective, 15- to 20-unit models will
be developed to serve the needs of older adults with very modest
incomes (under $15,000 per year). It will become more common for
assisted living residents to spend down their assets to pay for
care. The care continuum will be redefined, with more services
extended to people in private households. Providers will finally
develop practical, cost-effective, generally accepted approaches
to wellness. Residents will be more astute, better educated, and
more worldly than they are today, and they will be less likely
to accept limitations imposed by others. Nursing homes will become
less dominant players, with flat to declining growth, specializing
more in high-acuity and relatively short-term care. Many nonprofits
will change their strategies and structures, passing from conservative,
single-campus sponsors to growth-oriented, multifacility operations
with statewide or regional networks. (AY) (AgeLine Database, copyright
1999 AARP, all rights reserved)
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Publication Year
1999
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Publication Date
19990300
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Publication Type
Journal Article
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Descriptors
United States; Older Adults; Age Segregated Housing; Nursing Homes;
Assisted Living Facilities; Projection; Technology; Home Care;
Nonprofit Organizations
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Accession Number
77056 |
Field Codes
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PD = Publciation Date |
| AU = Author |
PT = Publication Type |
| AV = Availability |
PY = Publication Year |
| CA = Corporate Author |
RP = Report Number |
| DE = Descriptor |
SO = Source |
ED = Editor |
SP = Sponsor |
| IB = ISBN |
SR = Series Title |
| ID= Identifier |
TA = Target Audience |
| IS = ISSN |
TI = Title |
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