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Journal of Housing For the Elderly. 20:39-59
Leisure-oriented retirement communities (LORCs) are specifically designed to meet the housing needs of a small but important sector of older population. This research involved informal follow-up site visits to seven LORCs that were the focus of previ
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Journal of Housing For the Elderly. 19:41-52
From a policy standpoint, housing for the rural elderly has essentially been ignored. Among the many reasons are a lack of political power and the general perception that rural populations cannot be served efficiently or economically. However, the ch
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Educational Gerontology. 31:73-82
For many years gerontologists have discussed the consequences of advances that have lengthened lives but have been less successful at improving the quality of those lives. While this debate continues, the resulting demographic shift in the age profil
Autor:
W. Edward Folts, Gordon F. Streib
Publikováno v:
Educational Gerontology. 29:801-808
The Community Church College in Sun City Center is unique in that it offers a formal curriculum aimed at the educational needs of the residents of a large leisure-oriented retirement community. For almost 30 years the college has delivered a student-
Autor:
W. Edward Folts, Kenneth B. Muir
Publikováno v:
Research on Aging. 24:10-28
Despite the fact that it has been nearly 40 years since the first residents moved into the first leisure-oriented retirement communities (LORCs), housing issues remain an important component of gerontological discussions. A part of the reason is that
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Educational Gerontology. 26:565-582
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Educational Gerontology. 25:331-347
The extent to which older workers leave their jobs rather than adapt to workplace changes has a large impact on the organizations they work for, on government programs (especially Social Security) and on the older workers themselves. A conceptualizat
Autor:
W. Edward Folts
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Educational Gerontology. 32:309-311
Although the substantial contributions of America's older volunteers have a long and well documented history as a vital component to our overall well-being, volunteerism is changing to reflect the ...
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Educational Gerontology. 20:615-631
The heterogeneity of family caregiving is explored with specific emphasis on differences by gender, age, race, and area of residence. The aging of the population and other social structural changes during the next several decades will simultaneously
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Journal of Applied Gerontology. 12:497-506
As a response to the growing need for increased numbers of trained employees infields related to aging, the Administration on Aging (AOA) funded a series of training grants. Beginning in 1967 and continuing for 15 years, the Center for Studies in Agi