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Beyond Bingo : Innovative Programs for the New Senior by Sal. Jr Arrigo, Ann Lewis, Hank Mattimore

Paperback (October 1992)
Venture Pub; ISBN: 0910251584

Beyond Bingo 2 : More Innovative Programs for the New Senior by Sal, Jr. Arrigo

Paperback - 64 pages (May 1998)
Venture Pub; ISBN: 0910251967

More Than a Game : A New Focus on Senior Activity Services by Brenda Corbett

More Than a Game is a guide to providing the quality of life to which every resident is entitled.

Hardcover 2nd edition (March 1998)
Venture Pub; ISBN: 0910251940

Leisure in Later Life by Michael J. Leitner, Sara F. Leitner

Designed for students preparing to work with elders in recreational settings, nursing homes, and senior centers, the materials outline activities and program planning emphasizing intergenerational activity, exercise, dance, and special topics in sexuality and hospice care.

Paperback - 466 pages 2nd edition (January 1999)
Haworth Pr; ISBN: 1560249668

Leisure Services With the Elderly by Joseph E. Teaff

The philosophical orientation of this volume is grounded in the basic principles that aging is a natural life cycle process and that leisure services are absolutely vital if there is to be enjoyment throughout the life cycle. The exciting topic of leisure services with the elderly is presented in a concise form.

(August 1990)
Waveland Press; ISBN: 0881335711

Aging and Leisure : Vitality in Later Life (Series in Recreation and Leisure) by Richard D. MacNeil, Michael L. Teague

Hardcover (February 1987)
Prentice Hall; ISBN: 0130187224

Making the Moments Count : Leisure Activities for Caregiving Relationships
by Joanne Ardolf Decker (Paperback - November 1997)

For professional, volunteer, and family caregivers, here is an invaluable guide to creating meaningful and enjoyable activities for people needing long-term care. Through descriptions of individual situations, the author shows how caregivers can focus on keeping the mind active; general body movement; influencing self-esteem and outlook; hobbies, interests, and feeling useful; and much more.

Paperback
200 pages (November 1997)
Johns Hopkins Univ Pr; ISBN: 0801857007

 

 

 

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