The Role of the Community Center in Meeting the Health Needs of the Aged: An Overview


 

Publication Date: September 1977

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Barbara Rubin

Research Area: Health

Keywords: Jewish Organizations; Social Services; Elderly

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

New directions in health maintenance for the aged may be useful in preventing or delaying their submission to custodial care. A description of present and projected prevention health programs in communty centers is presented, including suggested changes in staffing patterns. Such programs are far less costly than nursing home care and can preserve the happiness and dignity of the Jewish aged.

In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, v.54 no.1, Fall 1977.