Ch. 1. Aging in America : challenges and opportunities / Lynn M. Tepper -- Ch. 2. Family relationships and support networks / Lynn M. Tepper -- Ch. 3. The nursing home and the continuum of care / William T. Smith -- Ch. 4. Environmental design in evoking the capacities of older people / Lorraine G. Hiatt -- Ch. 5. Home health care / Catherine DeLorey -- Ch. 6. Medical care of the elderly / Richard H. Rubin -- Ch. 7. Health promotion in later life / Colin Kopes-Kerr -- Ch. 8. Considerations for oral health in the elderly / Brenda M. Horrell -- Ch. 9. Major mental disorders of old age / Gary J. Kennedy -- Ch. 10. Counseling older people and their families / Lynn M. Tepper -- Ch. 11. End-of-life issues from a social service perspective / Sally S. Robinson and Lynn M. Tepper -- Ch. 12. Financing health care / Thomas Campbell Jackson -- Ch. 13. Issues in elder law / Marshall B. Kapp -- Ch. 14. Ethics and the elderly / Eileen R. Chichin
Ch. 15. Identifying and preventing elder abuse / Thomas M. Cassidy -- Ch. 16. Interdisciplinary teamwork : the key to quality care for older adults / Patricia A. Miller -- App. 1. Sample bereavement support letter to families of deceased hospice clients -- App. 2. Bereavement assessment form
