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Coalitions between aging and disability interests — potential effects on choice and control for older people
Author(s)	Rosalie A Kane
Journal title	Public Policy & Aging Report, vol 14, no 4, Fall 2004
Publisher	National Academy on an Aging Society, Fall 2004
Pages	pp 15-18
Source	http://www.agingsociety.org
Keywords	Ageing process ; Physical disabilities ; Mental disorder ; Interaction [welfare services] ; Social policy ; United States of America.
Annotation	Crossing Network Lines: Facilitating Partnerships and Building Coalitions across Disability Service Networks to Improve Service Delivery was the title of a symposium held in St Louis, MO on 7 October 2004. The author of this article suggests that when discussing the subject of this symposium, it is axiomatic that partners and coalitions almost by definition must serve the interests of all parties to any alliances. She puts on a gerontologist hat to focus on the advantages of such coalitions for older people needing long-term support (more usually referred to as long-term care). Could partnerships and coalitions with disability groups result in more user-friendly long-term care for older people with more consumer choice and control and more options for community care? To that end, who should coalesce, for what reason, and for how long? (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-050217217 A
Classmark	BG: BN: E: QK6: TM2: 7T
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