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In English
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web
Beschreibung:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Finding Active Fun and Companionship in a Warm Climate -- 2 Making Meaningful Contributions and Finding Supportive Communities -- 3 Finding Affordability and Safety -- 4 Sustaining Health and Obtaining High-Quality Medical Care -- 5 Finding Accessible and High-Quality Long-Term C -- 6 Putting It All Together: Explaining State Variation in Senior Friendliness -- Epilogue -- Appendix: State Rankings -- Notes -- Selected Readings -- Index
Older Americans experience stages of aging with distinct priorities. For younger retirees, climate can be most important; for older retirees, quality of health care. Various states support these and other priorities to sharply different degrees. While many Americans know which states offer mild climates for outdoor recreation, they rarely know which states offer the best medical care to Medicare patients. This book tells them and suggests sequential moves to take advantage of states’ varying strengths