Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; FROM THE EDITOR; Sustaining Frail Disabled Elderly in the Community: An Innovative Approach to In-Home Services; Introduction; Project; Findings; Discussion; The Continuum of Care Within Psychogeriatric Day Programming: A Study of Program Evolution; The Setting; Description of the Program's Evolution; A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Various Approaches to Visiting Isolated Community Elderly; Method; Results; Discussion; Church-Based Programs for Black Care-Givers of Non-Institutionalized Elders; Introduction; Method
Agency-Family Partnerships: Case Management of Services for the ElderlyLiterature Review; Family Centered Community Care for the Elderly; Characteristics of Agency Clients; Definition of Partnership; Confidentiality; Exceptions to Family Involvement; Clients Without Families; Research-Practice Collaboration; Conclusions; From Hospital to Home Health Care: Who Goes There? A Descriptive Study of Elderly Users of Home Health Care Services Post Hospitalization; Structure of the Study; Limitations of the Study; Demographics; Functional Status
A Comparison of Elderly Recipients of Post Hospital Home Health Care with Elderly Recipients of Post Hospital Nursing Home CareSummary and Conclusions; A New Look at Home Care and the Hospital Social Worker; Introduction; Conclusion; Foster Family Care for Frail Elderly: A Cost-Effective Quality Care Alternative; Introduction; Literature Review; Program Mission; Program Structure; The Caring Unit: Clients and Foster Families; Fiscal Supports; Program Benefits: Clients, Hospital, Medicaid; Conclusion
Summary
A variety of programs are described in this volume illuminating innovative approaches to service delivery
