"Written by an author well qualified in the area of gerontological policy and practice, this book frames both issues along a continuum. Rather than a discipline-specific text, the book is intended for both students and practitioners. Cox focuses immediately on the conflict created within our society in which older adults who are unable to function with complete independance are placed in skilled care facilities. From there, she takes the reader through the fragmented maze of policies and services that exist within the community for the 'benefit' of the older adult population. Well organized...the content is well referenced with supporting literature and research...provides an overview of contemporary community-based aging issues." —Journal of Women and Aging
"Carole Cox's Community Care for an Aging Society will be welcomed by those who teach aging social policy and macro practice and have long looked for an appropriate text. A comprehensive, clearly written review of current long-term care policies, services, and structural inequities, the text also addresses innovations in community-based care along with future directions and challenges. I look forward to this text being available the next time I am teaching my course on Multigenerational Policy."
— Nancy R. Hooyman, PhD, Endowed Professor in Gerontology and Dean Emeritus, University of Washington
"Well-researched, well-organized, and well-timed, Communiy Care for an Aging Society provides an accessible and informed overview of community-based long-term care services, systems, and programmatic and policy challenges. This book is important reading for students, faculty and professionals — in social work, gerontology, and the health professions — engaged in the planning and delivery of services to older Americans.”
— Eric R Kingson, PhD, Professor of Social Work and Public Administration, School of Social Work, College of Human Services and Health Professions, Syracuse University
"Community Care for an Aging Society is the most comprehensive analysis available of America’s 'non-system' of community supports for disabled elderly persons. Carole Cox critically analyzes existing community care programs and policies, and examines the potential of innovative new approaches for meeting the care needs of tomorrow's elderly. In so doing, this book tackles head-on the challenge of providing community-based care that supports the physical, social, and psychological well-being of older adults, while not bankrupting individuals, families, or society, a challenge made even more acute by the imminent aging of the Baby Boom generation."
— Andrew Scharlach, PhD, Kleiner Professor of Aging, School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley
"Written by an author well qualified in the area of gerontological policy and practice, this book frames both issues along a continuum. Rather than a discipline-specific text, the book is intended for both students and practitioners. Cox focuses immediately on the conflict created within our society in which older adults who are unable to function with complete independance are placed in skilled care facilities. From there, she takes the reader through the fragmented maze of policies and services that exist within the community for the 'benefit' of the older adult population. Well organized...the content is well referenced with supporting literature and research...provides an overview of contemporary community-based aging issues." —Journal of Women and Aging
"Carole Cox's Community Care for an Aging Society will be welcomed by those who teach aging social policy and macro practice and have long looked for an appropriate text. A comprehensive, clearly written review of current long-term care policies, services, and structural inequities, the text also addresses innovations in community-based care along with future directions and challenges. I look forward to this text being available the next time I am teaching my course on Multigenerational Policy."
— Nancy R. Hooyman, PhD, Endowed Professor in Gerontology and Dean Emeritus, University of Washington
"Well-researched, well-organized, and well-timed, Communiy Care for an Aging Society provides an accessible and informed overview of community-based long-term care services, systems, and programmatic and policy challenges. This book is important reading for students, faculty and professionals — in social work, gerontology, and the health professions — engaged in the planning and delivery of services to older Americans.”
— Eric R Kingson, PhD, Professor of Social Work and Public Administration, School of Social Work, College of Human Services and Health Professions, Syracuse University
"Community Care for an Aging Society is the most comprehensive analysis available of America’s 'non-system' of community supports for disabled elderly persons. Carole Cox critically analyzes existing community care programs and policies, and examines the potential of innovative new approaches for meeting the care needs of tomorrow's elderly. In so doing, this book tackles head-on the challenge of providing community-based care that supports the physical, social, and psychological well-being of older adults, while not bankrupting individuals, families, or society, a challenge made even more acute by the imminent aging of the Baby Boom generation."
— Andrew Scharlach, PhD, Kleiner Professor of Aging, School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley
