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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Place / Publishing House: | University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2015] ©2010 |
Year of Publication: | 2015 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (224 p.) :; 40 maps |
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Table of Contents:
- 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