Adult day care has attracted a considerable amount of attention among researchers,
practitioners, and policymakers. However, there have been few efforts to synthesize …

Community Resources for Older Adults provides comprehensive, up-to-date information on
programs, services, and policies pertaining to older adults. Authors Robbyn R. Wacker and …

This book analyzes the phenomenon of family care for three populations of adult
dependents with chronic disabilities: adults with developmental disabilities; adults with …

A major tenet of gerontological practice and policy has been that community‐based services
relieve stress on family caregivers and delay or prevent institutionalization of frail elders …

Objectives: To assess outcomes and satisfaction among frail elderly day care clients and
their informal caregivers and the impact of adult day care on the cost of health services …

The objective of this study was to determine whether adult day service use was related to
decreases in primary caregiving hours (ie, the time caregivers spent on activities of daily …

The results of the MacArthur Foundation Study of Aging in America define successful aging
as the ability to maintain three characteristics: avoiding disease and related disability …

This study examines the social environments, staff behavior, and social interaction of elderly
clients in two adult day care centers. Goffman's (1961) description of the psycho-social …

Abstract Information gained from elderly people regarding their needs for community‐based
long‐term care is necessary for informed and responsive policy development. Informed …

This ethnographic study of “goal displacement” in an adult day care center explains how and
why certain goals come to surpass others in the organizational practices of elder day care …