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Meeting The Challenges And Opportunities Of Aging With Lifelong Disabilities: The Area Planning And Services Committee, Allison Wilder, Edward F. Ansello

Case Studies from Age in Action

Educational Objectives

1. To generate awareness of needs and capacities of aging adults with lifelong disabilities and their effect upon human services

2. To understand the challenges and opportunities facing aging adults with lifelong disabilities in accessing appropriate community supports and services.

3. To illustrate the benefits of intersystem collaboration among human services providers through the vehicle of an Area Planning and Services Committee.

Mental Fitness And The Lifelong Learning Movement, Jane F. Stephan, Debbie Leidheiser, Edward F. Ansello

Case Studies from Age in Action

Educational Objectives

1. To identify the functional benefits of continued mental activity

2. To examine the role of Lifelong Learning Institutes in later life

3. To describe the motivations of participants in lifelong learning

Law Enforcement And Adult Protective Services Working Together: A Team Approach To Elder Abuse Cases, Anne Douglas Palmer

Case Studies from Age in Action

Educational Objectives

1. Familiarize readers with the different roles and responsibilities of Adult Protective Services and law enforcement in elder abuse cases.

2. Demonstrate the benefits of working collaboratively to resolve complex elder abuse and domestic violence cases.

Congregate Nutrition Programs Can Alleviate Loneliness And Isolation, Carol Cooper Driskill

Case Studies from Age in Action

Educational Objectives

1. Familiarize readers with the Older Americans Act congregate nutrition services provided to community-residing older adults.

2. Demonstrate how congregate nutrition services can alleviate isolation and loneliness in community-residing older adults.