The first component of this study frames the policy discussions leading to the creation of Pennsylvania's Personal Care Home by providing an historical analysis of the housing options offered to the elderly. By the 1970s, ...

This study examined the factors that influence senior center programming. The diverse types of programs and services offered by various senior centers in New York State were identified. Several characteristics of the senior ...

This study examined the perception of reciprocity by older adults in their relationships with adolescents in organized intergenerational programs in senior centers. Two-Hundred senior citizens were surveyed with the goal ...

In this study, factors that may influence behavior in activities of those 85 years or older were investigated. Level of activity was the dependent variable, physical and psychological health were qualifying variables, ...

This is an exploratory study of how social workers perceive elder abuse in an urban setting. It is the objective of this study to contribute towards the identification of the degree of consensus on the definition of elder ...

This study sought to examine factors associated with advance end-of-life treatment planning and the appointment of a health care proxy by elderly nursing home residents, as well as the role social workers play in this area. ...

This historical study examines social work's role in the development of programs and public policy in behalf of older Americans between 1943 and 1965. It focuses on the development of senior citizens' centers in the early ...

This study sought to examine attitudes of long-term-care social workers toward physician-assisted-suicide (PAS) and the factors which impact on their attitudes. It also sought to examine their knowledge and involvement in ...

This study examined the attitudes of gerontological social workers towards suicide among older people and factors influencing those attitudes. More specifically, the study explored the relationship between certain demographic ...

This study addressed itself to the issues underlying differing center involvement between males and females. The theoretical formulation used was an initial application of sex-role theory to this specific problem. This ...