ABSTRACT
This part introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters. The part shows that that senior centers are the easiest service for an elderly person to access because there are no eligibility criteria to satisfy other than age and city of residence. It describes the New York City Home Attendant Program administered by the Jewish Association for Services for the Aged. The part suggests that the Extended In-Home Services for the Elderly Program, which provides services to elderly persons just above the Medicaid level. It explains an adult day care program that is part of a major nursing home. The part addresses the day-to-day problems encountered by community-based agencies trying the serve the elderly in an efficient and effective manner. It presents the research on “Special Populations” who may be underserved because of the lack of a true long term care system in any given community, city or state.
