Aging Across the United States : : Matching Needs to States’ Differing Opportunities and Services / / 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 clim...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2014
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Place / Publishing House:University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2015]
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Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (224 p.) :; 40 maps
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505 0 0 |t Frontmatter --   |t Contents --   |t Figures --   |t Tables --   |t Preface --   |t Introduction --   |t 1 Finding Active Fun and Companionship in a Warm Climate --   |t 2 Making Meaningful Contributions and Finding Supportive Communities --   |t 3 Finding Affordability and Safety --   |t 4 Sustaining Health and Obtaining High-Quality Medical Care --   |t 5 Finding Accessible and High-Quality Long-Term C --   |t 6 Putting It All Together: Explaining State Variation in Senior Friendliness --   |t Epilogue --   |t Appendix: State Rankings --   |t Notes --   |t Selected Readings --   |t Index 
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