Innovative Outreach Approaches in Services to the Elderly


 

Publication Date: June 1980

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America)

Author(s): Jeffrey R. Solomon

Research Area: Health; Social conditions

Keywords: Elderly; Institutional Care; Social Services

Type: Report

Coverage: Florida

Abstract:

The author details attempts by the Jewish community of Miami, FL to better integrate the social and health aspects of service delivery to the elderly, notably in the form of a rapid-response "SWAT Team," where "SWAT" stands for "Service Workers for Aged in Trouble."

In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, v.56 no.4, Summer 1980.