Human Services for Older Adults provides a broad overview of the conditions and context in which today's older adults live, as well as practical information on how to work with them given today's circumstances. Information is provided on the demographic characteristics of older people in America, discussing social, economic, and health problems confronting them and the needs of subgroups among the elderly population such as minority elderly, rural elderly, and older women. The book also provides information on various methods of working with older adults, and social programs available through the government, as well as other sources for meeting the needs of the elderly. The revised edition of a popular text, it is geared toward nurses, social workers, psychologists, gerontologists, counselors, and others who work in senior adult positions and settings.
- ISBN10 0585337985
- ISBN13 9780585337982
- Publish Date December 1990 (first published 1 January 1979)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of South Carolina Press
- Edition 2nd Revised edition
- Format eBook
- Language English