Edited by Matthew P. Janicki, Ph.D., & Edward F. Ansello, Ph.D.

Whether you are a caregiver for an older adult with developmental disabilities or you simply care about the meaningful continuation of their lives in the community, you will find this book informative and enlightening. Through real-life examples of older adults with disabilities and descriptions of field-tested programs that work, you will gain insight into how to provide guidance to individuals and their families. If the adult is involved or would like to become involved in the community, Community Supports offers practical advice on a variety of topics, including

• planning for retirement
• controlling finances
• joining community activities
• promoting health and wellness, including mental health care, nutrition, and dementia
• finding and modifying home environments
• dealing with end-of life issues

Contributing authors are leaders in the fields of both developmental disabilities and gerontology and lend their unique perspectives on innovative programs and creative models for community membership. This is an essential resource for anyone working with older adults and interested in creating successful, inclusive communities.

About the Editors
About the Contributors
Foreword
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Preface

1. Aging Adults and Their Life Situations
   
   
   1. The Aging of Nations: Impact on the Community, the Family, and the Individual
      Edward F. Ansello and Matthew P. Janicki
      
      
   2. Learning from Quality-of-Life Models
      Roy I. Brown
      
      
   3. A Sense of Belonging: Older Adults' Perspectives on Social Integration
      Michael J. Mahon and Jennifer B. Mactavish
      
      
   4. Informal Support Networks of Older Adults
      Christine Bigby
      
      

   Essay #1: Aging: Achieving a Broader View
   Nancy Breitenbach
   
   

2. Working With Families, Caregivers, and Others Who Provide Support
   
   
   5. Models of Parental Planning
      Christine Bigby
      
      
   6. Redesigning Services to Meet the Needs of Multicultural Families
      Philip McCallion and Lucinda Grant-Griffin
      
      
   7. Coalitions as Forces of Change and Support
      Rick Berkobein and Sharon Davis
      
      
   8. Promoting Personal, Familial, and Organizational Change Through Futures Planning
      Phillip G. Clark and Connie B. Susa
      
      
   9. Activating Consumers and Families
      Edward F. Ansello and Constance L. Coogle
      
      
   10. Community Membership
       Phyllis Kultgen, Jane E. Harlan-Simmons, & Jennie Todd
       
       

   Essay #2: Legislative Advocacy: The Caregivers Investment Bill
   Edward F. Ansello
   
   

3. Making Everyday Community Living Work
   
   
   11. Later-Life Planning and Retirement
       Harvey L. Sterns, Elizabeth A. Kennedy-Hart, Chad M. Sed, and Tamar Heller
       
       
   12. Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
       Dawna Torres Mughal
       
       
   13. Cash and Counseling as a Model to Structure and Finance Community Supports
       Lori Simon-Rusinowitz, Kevin J. Mahoney, Dawn M. Shoop, Sharon M. Desmond, Marie R. Squillace, and Jo-Ann Sowers
       
       
   14. Modifying Home Environments
       B. Lynn Hutchings, Richard V. Olsen, and Ezra D. Ehrenkrantz
       
       
   15. Housing and Living Supports: An Asset Management Challenge
       Diann L. Davies, Robert J. Davies, and Peter Sheridan
       
       
   16. Value-Based Human Resources Management
       David B. Henry, Christopher B. Keyes, and Alan R. Factor
       
       

   Essay #3: Disability Policy in Taiwan: On the Right Track?
   Kuo-yu Wang
   
   

4. Supporting Health and Wellness
   
   
   17. Food, Nutrition, and Wellness
       Dawna Torres Mughal and Timothy Bruckner
       
       
   18. Oral Health Care
       Rosemeire R. Santos-Teachout, Hans Malmström, Mark E. Moss, and Stanley Handelman
       
       
   19. Community Oriented Assessment of and Interventions for Mental Health
       Sally-Ann Cooper
       
       
   20. Comprehensive Adult and Geriatric Assessment
       C. Michael Henderson and Philip W. Davidson
       
       
   21. Supporting People with Dementia in Community Settings
       Matthew P. Janicki, Philip McCallion, and Arthur J. Dalton
       
       
   22. Dealing with End of Life
       Anne L. Botsford
       
       

   Essay #4: A Perspective on Disability
   Jean B. Zink
   
   

5. Networking Services for Community Support: Focus on Organizational Dynamics
   
   
   23. Outreach and Assistance Using Area Agencies on Aging
       Katherine S. Hacker, Philip McCallion, and Matthew P. Janicki
       
       
   24. Building InterSystem Cooperation: Partners III Integrated Model
       Edward F. Ansello and Constance L. Coogle
       
       
   25. Collaborating in Multicultural Environments
       Janene N. Suttie
       
       
   26. Statewide Organizational Development
       Jean M. Sherman and Patricia A. Bloom
       
       
   27. Promoting Integrated Services: The Texas Experience
       James A. Stone
       
       

   Essay #5: Bridging Madison County
   Christine N. Sears
   

6. Assessing the Present, Designing the Future
   
   
   Supports for Community Living: Evolution of an Aging with Lifelong Disabilities Movement
   Matthew P. Janicki and Edward F. Ansello
   
   

Author Index
Subject Index