A computer services program for residents of a continuing care retirement community: Needs assessment and program design

Gerontology and Geriatrics Education

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 85-93

  Grad, Jane ^a   Berdes, Celia ^b,c  

^a Presbyterian Homes   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Presbyterian Homes ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Computers; Continuing care retirement communities; Older computer users

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPUTER SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RETIREMENT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; COMPUTER USER TRAINING; HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETIREMENT;

EID: 19444361996     PISSN: 02701960     EISSN: 15453847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J021v25n03_06     Document Type: Review

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