Baby boomers can my eighties be like my fifties? /

"Based on a conference funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this book brings together baby boomers and health care professionals to explore baby boomers' perceptions of their future social-health care expectations and needs"--Provided by publisher.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Mellor, M. Joanna, Rehr, Helen
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer, c2005.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Springer series on life styles and issues in aging.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: an unsuspecting future / Helen Rehr
  • Overviews: current seniors, baby boomers, minorities, and health disparities
  • A baby boomer's perception of the baby boom era / Sue Woodman
  • Income security
  • Health care security
  • Long term care
  • End-of-life-care / Karen O. Kaplan
  • Retirement, lifestyle, and roles
  • Living arrangement
  • Aging in place / Fredda Vladeck
  • Health care professionals and their education
  • Community collaboration and advocacy
  • Can my eighties be like my fifties?