Enabling the Elderly : Religious Institutions Within the Community Service System.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (206 pages)
- SUNY Series in Aging Series .
- SUNY Series in Aging Series .
Front Matter -- Front Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table Of Contents -- Preface -- Contents -- The Context -- Aging in Modern Society -- Spiritual Well-Being and Holistic Programs with the Elderly -- Church and Synagogue in Programming with the Aging -- Community Church:An Example of Decision Making in Action -- Serving Older People in a Variety of Settings -- The Well-Elderly in the Community -- Enabling the Homebound -- Outreach to Nursing Home Residents -- Living with the Dying -- Religious Institutions and the Service Systetn -- Working Together -- A Model for Increasing Interaction among Churches, Synagogues, and Social Service Agencies -- Back Matter -- Epilogue -- References -- Index of Proper Names -- Subject Index.