NORC Supportive Services Model Implementation and Community Capacity

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-42

  Ivery, Jan M ^a   Akstein Kahan, Deborah ^b   Murphy, Kathleen C ^c  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta   (United States)

^c River Edge Behavioral Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative partnerships; Community Capacity; Naturally occurring retirement communities; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

AGED; AGING; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 73249152251     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634370903412194     Document Type: Article

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