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Gardner, Lara; Gilleskie, Donna B. – Journal of Human Resources, 2012
Medicaid policies that may affect long-term care decisions vary across states and time. Using data from the 1993, 1995, 1998, and 2000 waves of the Assets and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old Survey, we estimate a dynamic empirical model of health insurance coverage, long-term care arrangement, asset and gift behavior, and health transitions…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Public Policy, State Government, Health Services
McDuffie, Winifred G., Ed.; Whiteman, Judith R., Ed. – 1989
This handbook (which contains a collection of articles and resources) describes activities that have been used in a program of intergenerational activities in Broome County, New York. In part 1 of the handbook, chapter 1 provides an overview of intergenerational program development. Succeeding chapters present information concerning: (1) issues to…
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Children, Grandparents, Health
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Wilson, LaVisa; Titus, Mary Ellen – Reading Horizons, 1978
Describes a program in which elementary school pupils regularly visit elderly residents of a nursing home to read aloud to them. (GT)
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Education, Interaction, Nursing Homes
Stonehouse, Anne – Child Care Information Exchange, 1990
Considers what would happen if traditional child care activities were used in a retirement home. The needs of both age groups are summarized. Recommendations based on requirements of human and physical environments, and community and program services, are offered. (SH)
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Children, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education
Proller, Norman L. – Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, 1989
Effects on participants in the Adoptive Grandparent Program (AGP) of the Dade County (Florida) Public Schools were studied. As part of a program evaluation of the AGP, selected fifth and sixth grade students and nursing home residents were surveyed. Intergenerational contact positively influenced participants' self-esteem, mood, and…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Analysis of Covariance, Attitude Change, Attitude Measures
Haldeman, Virginia A., Ed. – 1992
These proceedings contain 70 papers and summaries of panel discussions and workshops. Selected titles are as follows: "Consumer Access to Health Care" (Jones); "Credit Education for the Disadvantaged Consumer" (Schuchardt et al.); "The Jouranl of Consumer Affairs" (Herrmann et al.); "The Consumer's Role in a Changing Marketplace" (Edwards);…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Children, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education