Aging articles from March 1990

Aging archives from March 1990

Lawyers and social workers: the new partnership.
March 22, 1990... Gladys Roberts** lives alone in a farmhouse that her grandfather built on the Kansas prairie over 100 years ago. In its time it was an imposing presence on the flat, treeless land. Today it is time-worn and barely able to stand. Gladys is 87...

Guardianship ... there are alternatives. (for the elderly)(includes related article on programs in Michigan and Ohio)
March 22, 1990... One of the most troubling concerns of older persons is the specter of disability and the need for others to take over the management of their personal and / or financial affairs. Too few of us plan for this contingency. Some don't even want to...

The legal needs of the elderly: rights, wrongs and remedies. (includes bibliography, and related information on social work advocacy functions)
March 22, 1990... According to the Commission on Legal Problems of the elderly of the American Bar Association, many older Americans do not recognize that some of their problems are legal in nature; as a result they do not seek help. I 11" they i re lucky,...

Expanding access to legal services: the legal hotline approach. (includes related article on North dakota hotline service)
March 22, 1990... In 1985, Legal Counsel for the Elderly, with funding from the Adminstration on Aging, established a new program of legal services, the Legal Hotline for Older Americans. The Hotline tested a method of service delivery in which specially...

How Area Agencies on Aging can evaluate Title III legal assistance providers.
March 22, 1990... In our work throughout the country, staff of The Center of Social Gerontology are frequently asked for help by Area Agency on Aging program monitors who are hesitant and uncertain about their ability to monitor and evaluate the legal...

Using private attorneys to do public work.
March 22, 1990... Five years ago I opened a private law office, after having worked the "aging desk" of a rural Legal Aid Society Office for several years. A variety of factors then led the Northeast Nebraska Area Agency on Aging and the Legal Aid Society to...

Targeting Older Americans Act funds.
March 22, 1990... Over the past several years, a number of basic questions have been raised about the nature of the Older Americans Act l (OAA) and planning, developing, and utilizing its services. Some of those questions include: (1) whether the Act is a...

Legal assistance: making the most of "insurmountable opportunities." (Legal Services of Middle Tennessee)
March 22, 1990... Daunting. Overwhelming. These are just some of the words that can be used to describe the prospect of trying to deliver legal services to an older population of 162,500. Yet that is the challenge confronting Legal Services of Middle...

Layoffs and the older worker.
March 22, 1990... Nearly 10 million Americans lost their jobs due to plant closings and layoffs from 1983 to 1988, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Half of the 9.7 million laid off were considered "tenured" workers who had held their jobs for three...

Elderly crime victims: the double sorrow.
March 22, 1990... Justice Department statistics show show that persons 65 and older are victimized far less often than younger people which may explain why they often receive less attention and services than other victims. If that explains the relative lack of...

New pension laws improve retirement benefits.
March 22, 1990... Tax reform legislation and other recent changes in Federal laws have dramatically altered the rules that determine who will receive a pension and how much that pension will be. Workers and retirees covered by these new laws will find it...

Bar sets up legal assistance project for the Black elderly. (National Bar Association)
March 22, 1990... Elderly Americans are quickly becoming the largest "special interest" group in the country. Yet, even though the elderly, as a group, have become more influential in American society, statistics show that the Black elderly remain among the...

Recordkeeping helps to measure legal services accomplishments. (Maine Legal Services for the Elderly)
March 22, 1990... Necessity is the mother of invention. " The truth of this old adage was brought home to Maine Legal Services for the Elderly a few years ago when we had a crisis in our record-keeping system-it was just not working. We decided that if we were...

Myths about flu shots lead to thousands of needless deaths.
March 22, 1990... For roughly $36, the price of a new pocketbook or a pair of slacks, you could get an annual flu shot and a one time dose of pneumonia vaccine in your doctor's office. Chances are the pocketbook or slacks will win out even if your are 65 or...

Wisconsin's legal services system uses lay advocates.
March 22, 1990... The Wisconsin Bureau on Aging and the state's aging network have established a unique statewide legal services delivery system that employs lay advocates (benefit specialists) who are supervised by attorneys. The benefit specialists work...

Help for Families of the Aging: Seminar Leaders Manual and Participants Workbook.
March 22, 1990... Help for Families of the Aging: Seminar Leaders Manual and Participants Workbook. By C.S. Pierskalla, & J.D. Heald, Support Source, 420 Rutgers Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081., 1988. Reviewed by Phyllis Ehrlich, Ph.D., LISE, and Ira F. Ehrlich,...

Successful Aging: A Sourcebook for Older People and Their Families.
March 22, 1990... Successful Aging: A Sourcebook for Older People and Their Families By Anne C. Averyt with Edith Furst & Donna Dalton, Hummel. 1987,526 pp. Ballantine Books, N.Y., N.Y. $9.95 Reviewed by Barbara Skolnick Successful Aging is a...

The Etiology of Elder Abuse by Adult Offspring.
March 22, 1990... The Etiology of Elder Abuse by Adult Offspring By Georgia J. Anetzberger. Springfield, Ill.: Charles C. Thomas. Publisher, 1987. Reviewed by Mary C. Sengstock Largely neglected in the recent spate of research on elder abuse is an analysis...

Your Legal Rights in Later Life.
March 22, 1990... Your Legal Rights in Later Life By John Regan with Legal Counsel for the Elderly, 1989. Scott, Foresman, and Company, 1900 East Lake Avenue, Glenview, 111. 60025. for The American Association of Retired Persons, Washington, D.C., 321 pp. $13.95

Guide to Understanding Your Pension Plan: A Pension Handbook.
March 22, 1990... Guide to Understanding Your Pension Plan: Pension Handbook American Association of Retired Persons, National Pension Assistance Project, and Administration on Aging, 1989. Available free from AARP Fulfillment, 1909 K Street, N.W., Washington,...

Handbook of Group Activities for Impaired Older Adults.
March 22, 1990... Listing of Health Promotion Films The National Audiovisual Center has issued a listing of 89 videocassettes, films and slide/ sound shows on health that are available through the center. Entitled Media for Health and Behavior, the...

Doing Things.
March 22, 1990... Managing Home Care for the Elderly: Lessons from Community Based Agencies. By Anabel 0. Pelham, Ph.D. and William F. Clark, M. P. P. 1986,196 pp. Springer Publishing Co.., 536 Broadway, New York, New York 10012. $20.95 Reviewed by David M....

Managing Home Care for the Elderly: Lessons from Community Based Agencies.
March 22, 1990... Doing Things. Jitka M. Zgola, 1987, 149 pp., The Johns Hopkins University Press, 701 West 40th Street, Baltimore, MD 2121 1. $20.00 hardcover, $8.95 paperback. Reviewed by Avalie R. Saperstein. After a long silence, there is a recent...