{"product_id":"aging-across-the-united-states-matching-needs-to-states-differing-opportunities-and-services-9780271037578","title":"Aging Across the United States Matching Needs to","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompares services and opportunities for older Americans by region and state. Examines the criteria of recreational lifestyle, meaningful contributions and supportive communities, affordability and safety, health and high-quality medical care, and accessible, high-quality long-term care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eAging Across the United States \u003c\/i\u003eis a significant contribution to scholarly understanding of the differences among states in the opportunities and services that they provide for older residents. Never before in the gerontological literature has such a wide array of comparative quantitative indicators been integrated into a single volume. Through engaging case studies of older people, the book also shows how those who are geographically mobile can make a series of moves late in life to take advantage of what various states have to offer. The case studies will stimulate thinking among people approaching retirement about whether they should plan to relocate to another state, and if so, where. Public officials in states will find the indicators useful in refining their policies to attract and retain productive and affluent older people. State officials will also be sensitized to the dilemma that strong, publicly subsidized supportive services for dependent older people encourage in-migration of older people who are attracted to the services. At another level, the book invites questions about why the federal government does not do more to assist states in making it attractive for their older residents to remain a part of the communities in which they have lived most of their adult lives.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Frank Caro,Professor Emeritus of Gerontology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eAging Across the United States \u003c\/i\u003ecombines practical advice with scholarly research to score each state on a scale of State Senior Friendliness. Coverage of all fifty states makes this book more useful than most where-to-retire guides, and so does the inclusion of opportunities for civic involvement and community service along with the usual health care, long-term care, affordability, safety, and social and recreation components found in other guides. Scholars of public policy, federalism, and the politics of aging will find the analyses in this book of interest as well.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Christine Day,University of New Orleans\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lockhart and Giles-Sims provide a sophisticated road map for the changing terrain of retirement and aging. Their book combines scholarship with very useful information for a general audience and deserves wide notice.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Frederick R. Lynch \u003ci\u003ePerspectives on Politics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures\/Maps\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Tables\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.\tFinding Active Fun and Companionship in a Warm Climate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.\tMaking Meaningful Contributions and Finding Supportive Communities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.\tFinding Affordability and Safety\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.\tSustaining Health and Obtaining High-Quality Medical Care\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.\tFinding Accessible and High-Quality Long-Term Care\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.\tPutting It All Together: Explaining State Variation in Senior Friendliness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix: State Rankings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelected Readings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penn State University","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51455975620951,"sku":"9780271037578","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780271037578.jpg?v=1755033275","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/aging-across-the-united-states-matching-needs-to-states-differing-opportunities-and-services-9780271037578","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}