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| Future challenges for senior center programming to serve younger and more active baby boomers | | Author(s) | Tanya R Fitzpatrick, James McCabe |
| Journal title | Activities, Adaptation & Aging, vol 32, no3/4, 2008 |
| Publisher | The Haworth Press, Inc., 2008 |
| Pages | pp 198-213 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Activities of older people ; Day centres ; Usage [services] ; Young elderly ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Misconceptions and myths regarding the image of US senior centres need to be overcome especially among the baby boomer generation. Although past research and programming have addressed the traditional model of senior centres, little attention has focused on senior centre programmes and activities that address the needs of younger and more active older adults. Ageing and adult services, specifically senior centres, face challenges in maintaining their role in the community through and beyond the next decade. This article discusses the challenges senior centres face. It suggests new approaches for programming and activities that will enable senior centres to make the transition, whereby they engage baby boomers in utilizing their services while continuing to address the needs of the present users. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090806211 A |
| Classmark | G: NMC: QLD: BBA: 7T |
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