Community aging initiatives and social capital: Developing theories of change in the context of NORC supportive service programs

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 227-250

  Greenfield, Emily A ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aging in place; community; home and community based services; long term services and support; program evaluation; qualitative; social capital; social services

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; AGED; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN RELATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL VALIDITY; SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY; UNITED STATES;

AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; NEW JERSEY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL THEORY; SOCIAL VALIDITY, RESEARCH;

EID: 84893670441     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464813497994     Document Type: Article

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