Older Americans often live in some degree of isolation, whether in their own homes, the homes of adult children or institutions. Detection by people outside the family or the facility is much more unlikely and the occurrence of elder abuse is suspected to be remarkably under-reported. Bibliography lists 7 sources. A 6 page paper on the growing problem of elderly abuse. The writer describes the various types of abuse and the typical situations from which it arises.
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A 6 page discussion of the importance of integrated leisure services programs for the elderly. Emphasizes the importance of not only meeting the basic needs of food and housing among the elderly but also of meeting their emotional needs. Identifies integrated leisure services as a means of accomplishing this and suggests that government agencies and private citizens alike should cooperate in programs designed to address related factors such as housing locations and ransportation as well as in the development of leisure services programs. Bibliography lists 5 sources. This 5 page paper explores the ideas surrounding the loss of childhood as presented by David Elkins in his book, The Hurried Child.