Senior Care and Services: Essays and Case Studies on Practices, Innovations and Challenges

There are more senior citizens in the U.S. today than ever before. Public services for seniors are rapidly changing and expanding as this diverse population ages. This collection of essays describes key developments in services being provided in cities across the nation. Topics include seniors and the U.S. government; health and wellness; longevity; caregiving; housing and accommodations; Social Security and finance; immigrant, minority and LGBT issues, and life-long learning and technology.

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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Part I. Introduction A. Our Seniors and Our Cities  1. Who Knew? Life Begins (Again) at 65 Bruce Horovitz  2. Three Ways Cities Can Navigate the “Silver Tsunami” Elisha ­Harig-Blaine  3. Aging in Place and Smart Growth International City/County Management Association  4. DeKalb County, Georgia, Senior Services DeKalb County Office of Aging  5. City and County of San Francisco’s Aging and Adult Services San Francisco Department of Aging and Adult Services  6. Empowerment of the Aging: Policies and Programs in Local deleteCalifornia Communities Flora G. Becket and Willie Lee Britt B. Seniors and the U.S. Government  7. Older Americans Act and Timeline of Programs for Older Americans Administration for Community Living  8. U.S. Healthcare: From the 19th Century to the Affordable Care Act Willie Lee Britt  9. Navigating Benefits.gov User Series: Senior Citizens Benefits.gov 10. The White House Conference on Aging White House Conference on Aging 11. The Elder Justice Act Administration for Community Living Part II. Services, Innovations and Challenges A. Health and Wellness 12. Seniors and Health Care and Service: My Administrator’s Perspective Willie Lee Britt 13. Breaking Through the Noise: The Facts About the Medicaid Program Brendan Flinn and Jean Accius 14. Getting Started with Medicare Medicare.gov 15. Why Older Adults Should Eat More Protein (And Not Overdo deleteProtein Shakes) Judith Graham 16. Before the Fall: How Oldsters Can Avoid One of Old Age’s Most deleteDangerous Events Matthew Lee Smith, Ellen Schneider, Marcia G. Ory and Tiffany Shubert 17. Making Smarter Decisions About Where to Recover After deleteHospitalization Judith Graham 18. End-of-Life Planning Jeanine R. Kelada and Willie Lee Britt 19. No Cure for Alzheimer’s Disease in My Lifetime Norman A. Paradis 20. Guidelines Proposed for Newly Defined Alzheimer’s-Like Brain Disorder National Institute on Aging B. Longevity 21. As Life Expectancies Rise, So Are Expectations for Healthy Aging Marcia G. Ory, Basia Belza and Matthew Lee Smith 22. Research Shows Old Age Is Getting Younger All the Time Warren Sanderson and Sergei Scherbov 23. It’s Time to Measure 21st Century Aging with 21st Century Tools Warren Sanderson and Sergei Scherbov 24. Patients Experiment with Prescription Drugs to Fight Aging Marisa Taylor 25. A “Fountain of Youth” Pill? Sure, if You’re a Mouse Marisa Taylor C. Caregiving 26. Strengthening the National Family Caregiver Support Program: The Time Has Come Lynn Friss Feinberg 27. Frail Seniors Find Ways to Live Independently Judith Graham 28. Seniors Helping Seniors: Maximizing Potentials Sunday Akin Olukoju 29. A Critical Examination of ­Long-Term Care in the San Francisco deleteBay Area (Irina Reykhel and Willie Lee Britt) 30. Without Safety Net of Kids or Spouse, “Elder Orphans” Need Fearless deleteFallback Plan Judith Graham 31. Understanding Loneliness in Older Adults—And Tailoring a Solution Judith Graham 32. Social Isolation, Loneliness in Older People Pose Health Risks National Institute on Aging D. Housing and Accommodations 33. Housing Policy Solutions to Support Aging with Options Shannon Guzman, Janet Viveiros and Emily Salomon 34. The Need for Safe and Healthy Homes in Order to Age in Place Rachel L. Fontenot and Willie Lee Britt 35. Engaging Nonprofit Sector Institutions for Housing Seniors Joshua Odetunde 36. Advancing Independence, Integration and Inclusion Throughout Life Administration for Community Living 37. Accessibility Solutions for Colton Hall Claire M. Rygg and Willie Lee Britt 38. Township Taps Former Mayor for ­Age-Friendly Initiative International City/County Management Association 39. Seniors and the California Courts Ruth Astle Samas E. Social Security and Finance 40. Social Security: Who’s Counting on It? Alison Shelton 41. Five Things to Consider Before You Collect Your Social Security Benefits Stacy Canan and Hector Ortiz 42. Top 11 Elder Scams U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 43. Guaranteed Returns in Retirement Savings Plans: Are They Worth deletethe Cost? William G. Gale 44. Seven Ways to Keep Medical Debt in Check Gail Hillebrand 45. Consumer Advisory: Don’t Be Misled by Reverse Mortgage Advertising Nora Dowd Eisenhower 46. Four Things Older Americans Can Do About Debt Collection Problems Nora Dowd Eisenhower F. Immigrants, Minorities and LGBTQ+ 47. Kimochi: Japanese ­Self-Help for the Elderly Paul Mico and Willie Lee Britt 48. The Pilipino Senior Resource Center, a Glimpse of Our Very Essence Gabby V. Moraleda 49. Advocacy for Aging World War II Immigrant Veterans Joaquin Jay Gonzalez III 50. San Francisco and Older Adult LGBTQ Population San Francisco Human Services Agency G. Intergenerational Lifelong Learning and Technology 51. The Intergenerational Imperative Irv Katz 52. Intergenerational Outreach Yueqing (Queenie) Lin 53. Belichick Versus McVay: An ­Age-Old Question of Leadership Megan Gerhardt 54. Seniors and Lifelong Learning Alan R. Roper 55. Participating in the Arts Creates Paths to Healthy Aging National Institute on Aging 56. Public Service Delivery for Aging Populations: Using Social Media to Support Seniors Jeffrey Zimmerman 57. The Use of Social Media Platforms to Support Seniors Andrew Vaz 58. Emerging Technologies to Support an Aging Population Task Force on Research and Development for Technology to Support Aging Adults Part III. The Future 59. Keep Age Out of It: Ageism Has No Place in Hiring Practices Robert Shapiro 60. Seniors Increasingly Getting High, Study Shows Carmen Heredia Rodriguez 61. Day-Tripping to the Dispensary: Seniors in Pain Hop Aboard the ­Canna-Bus Stephanie ­O’Neill 62. Lethal Plans: When Seniors Turn to Suicide in ­Long-Term Care Melissa Bailey and JoNel Aleccia 63. Does a Year in Space Make You Older or Younger? Susan Bailey 64. NASA Twins Study Reveals Health Effects of Space Flight National Institute on Aging 65. State Revenues and the Aging Population Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene Appendices Appendix A: Glossary of Senior Care and Services Alan R. Roper Appendix B: Older Americans Month: Profile America Facts for Features U.S. Census Bureau Appendix C: Senior Citizens Services State of Washington: Chapter 74.38 RCW About the Contributors Index

About the Author :
Joaquin Jay Gonzalez III, Ph.D., is vice provost for global affairs as well as chair and Mayor George Christopher Professor of Public Administration at Golden Gate University. He founded GGU’s law enforcement and security program and is a San Francisco advocate for the safety and security of Filipino American kids and their families. Roger L. Kemp, Ph.D., ICMA-CM, has been a city manager on both the East and West coasts for more than 25 years. He is presently Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Public Administration at Golden Gate University and a Fellow of The Academy of Political Science. Willie L. Britt, DPA, is Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Public Administration at the Department of Public Administration and Doctor of Business Administration Program of Golden Gate University. He is also the vice president of the Pilipino Senior Resource Center and business manager of Makati Chiropractic Center in the U.S. and the Philippines.