AgingAmericA Newsletter
SEPT 1997 - MATURE MARKET RESOURCES - PAGE 3
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09 - Social WorkResponse to the White House Conference on Aging highlightskey resolutions made at the 1995 WHCOA to provide a blueprint for revisingprograms and policies that benefit the aging population. Edited by ConstanceCorley Saltz, this book hopes to establish ways to maximize the qualityof life for elders through independent and productive living. Topics coveredinlcude: the social benefits of elder contributions, unmet mental healthneeds, demands of a growing elderly and disabled population, moral linksbetween generations, social work education, and emerging issues in socialwork and aging. 1997. Haworth Press |
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10 - Home Wisdom.In today's busy world, it seems like thereare more things to do and less time to do them. How do we do it all ...tend to our homes, make things last, find satisfaction in our work andbe happy ... without setting impossible goals? Jon Vara and the editorsof "The Old Farmer's Almanac" have collected age-old and new advice tohelp with these problems. "Home Wisdom" (Time-Life Books, $12.95) is acommonsense guide to solving everyday problems that offers practical adviceto people who want to make their busy lives much less aggravating, a littlemore thrifty, and a lot more enjoyable. Readers will learn how to livesimply and sensibly, and feel fulfilled doing it. Along with helpful hintson managing the household, it incorporates humorous, interesting digressionson the challenges keeping house has presented throughout history. |
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11 - Houdini
andthe Federal Budget Hoax. Billed as a specialreport on how the Social Security pension fund
is used to hide the federaldeficit, author Jack Steineger believes that the
federal government misleadsthe American people. Steineger argues that since
1969 the federal governmenthas been hiding the country's financial condition
behind the Unified Budget,which conceals the true amount of the |
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12 - Long-Term CarePlanning. Recent changes in federal lawhave greatly enhanced the attractiveness of long-term care insurance policiesand resulted in mushrooming demand from consumers for information and helpin making intelligent purchasing decisions. In response to this demand,United Seniors Health Cooperative has published its new edition of "Long-TermCare Planning: a dollar and sense guide". The guide offers a practical,nuts-and-bolts approach to deciding what kind, and how much, long-termcare insurance is needed. $15. Available from UnitedSeniors Health Cooperative. |
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