Elderly Americans: Issues & Programs

CONTENTS: Preface; Older Workers: Employment and Retirement Trends; The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA): Overview and Current Legal Developments; Older Americans Act: Programs and Funding; Housing for the Elderly: Legislation in the 106th Congress; The Cost of Prescription Drugs for the Uninsured Elderly and Legislative Approaches; Elder Abuse: Incidence and Prevention; Long-Tern Care for the Elderly: The Experience of Four Nations; Long-Term Care for the Elderly: Themes of Financing Reform; Long-Term Care for the Elderly; Home Equity Conversion: An Overview; Health Status of the Aged: Implications of the Coming 'Elder Boom'; Tax Proposal for In-Home Care of the Elderly; State Cost Containment Initiatives for Long-Term Care Services for Older People; A Separate Consumer Price Index for the Elderly?; Index.