Aging Across the United States : : Matching Needs to States’ Differing Opportunities and Services / / Jean Giles-Sims, Charles Lockhart.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2014
• VerfasserIn: Lockhart, Charles,; Giles-Sims, Jean,
• Place / Publishing House: University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2015]; ©2010
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (224 p.) :; 40 maps
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Figures --; Tables --; Preface --; Introduction --; 1 Finding Active Fun and Companionship in a Warm Climate --; 2 Making Meaningful Contributions and Finding Supportive Communities --; 3 Finding Affordability and Safety --; 4 Sustaining Health and Obtaining High-Quality Medical Care --; 5 Finding Accessible and High-Quality Long-Term C --; 6 Putting It All Together: Explaining State Variation in Senior Friendliness --; Epilogue --; Appendix: State Rankings --; Notes --; Selected Readings --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780271056708; 9783110745269
• DOI: 10.1515/9780271056708?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Jean Giles-Sims, Charles Lockhart.

Older Americans experience stages of aging with distinct priorities. For younger retirees, climate can be most important; for older retirees, quality of health care. Various states support these and other priorities to sharply different degrees. While many Americans know which states offer mild climates for outdoor recreation, they rarely know which states offer the best medical care to Medicare patients. This book tells them and suggests sequential moves to take advantage of states’ varying strengths.