Explores the need for new theories in gerontology and sets the stage for the development of the author's theory of gerotranscendence. This book illustrates the practical implications of the theory of gerotranscendence for professionals working with older adults in care settings.
Presents guidelines to help enable aging and social service programs to establish a mental health education and screening program focused on late-life depression. It offers a practical and culturally sensitive approach to mental health education which can be adapted by service programs seeking to identify clinical depression among their older ......
The economic downturn that began in 2008, the most severe in decades, has hit older Americans hard. In Reconsidering Retirement, economists Courtney Coile and Phillip Levine go beyond the headlines to explain how the economic crisis will affect the future plans and well-being of older Americans.
Jane Sigloh interweaves the insights of Scripture, poetry, fiction, and philosophy into her memories and reflections on the challenges and opportunities that maturity brings. Dip into any of these essays and find a refreshing perspective, a humorous anecdote, or an intimate confession that will ring true to your own experience.
Reviews, summarizes, and integrates a diverse literature on the topic of retirement. Organized around three phases of the retirement process - pre-retirement, retirement decision-making, and post-retirement - the chapters examine economic, sociological, gerontological, and psychological theory and research.
Drawing on the Pathways to Life Quality longitudinal research study, Krout (director, Gerontology Institute, Ithaca College) and Wethington (co-director, Cornell Gerontology Research Institute) explore the ways in which older adults' residential choices impact their health and well-being, in setting
Based on a study of a diverse group of 51 older widowers, this book sets widowhood within the context of life experience and identifies characteristics and patterns of behaviour that contribute to widowers' success, or lack of it, in adjusting satisfactorily to their circumstances.
Presents the identity process model that serves to integrate the physiological with a psychological perspective. This book focuses on demographic statistics, chronic diseases, the biopsychosocial perspective, and successful aging. It features charts, tables, and figures, and is aimed at advanced undergraduate and graduate students.
This Book Is Based On A Successful Meal Service Program That Has Been Field Tested In Three Facilities By Jitka Zgola. It Is A Guide To Optimizing The Dining Experience of Institutional Residents.
