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Peer reviewedTorres-Gil, Fernando; Pynoos, Jon – Gerontologist, 1986
Examined how interest group struggles affect the formulation and implementation of a statewide long-term care system by using California's experience to illustrate the competition that can develop between senior citizens and disabled groups. (Author)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Disabilities, Government Role, Mental Disorders
Brown, Stephen – Worklife, 1977
Describes the North Bay Human Development Corporation's (NBHDC) operation of the Senior Skills Center in Santa Rosa (Sonoma County) California, a CETA-funded self-help program that taps the resources of the county's older adult population to provide other seniors with second career training, counseling, job placement, and low-cost products and…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Females, Job Skills, Mechanical Skills
Meckler, Terry Anne; Vogler, James D. – 1983
The Nutrition and Gerontology Services Project attempted to affect basal nutrition knowledge and address dietary changes for 478 California senior citizens who were live-in residents in homes for the aged. Two instruments were employed to measure study variables. Knowledge of nutrition was measured by the Nutritional Learning Scale, an orally…
Descriptors: Dietetics, Eating Habits, Educational Media, Knowledge Level
Download full textComptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1980
The results of a reivew by the United States General Accounting Office (GAO), this paper examines the Title XX Program of the Social Security Act and makes suggestions for its improvement. The Title XX Program provides funds to states to enable them to tailor social services programs to fit the needs of local communities. Such services are…
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Community Services, Contracts, Federal Programs
Kaskie, Brian; Ettner, Susan – 2001
This working paper is one of eleven individual research reports in which researchers with expertise in older adult populations gathered the most current available data, examined policies, regulations, and programs relevant to population aging and older Californians, and presented findings and recommendations. The issues examined-- economic…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Counseling, Economic Status, Family Caregivers
Novick, Sherry; And Others – 1989
This publication presents the findings of a California State Legislature task force on the changing needs of that state's families. An introduction summarizes the report's findings and lists five principles to guide the development of public policy. The next section, "Work and Family: The Contemporary Balancing Act," explores…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Family Characteristics, Family Problems, Family Programs
Stern, Barry – 1989
This document provides background information for those seeking to identify strategic issues to be addressed while engaged in long-term planning for adult education in California. The introduction focuses on the state's role in adult education. The next chapter describes a national demographic profile of adult education. Chapter 3 describes…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Educational Administration, Educational Finance
