Illinois. Dept. on Aging
This is a list of all documents accepted for permanent retention in the depository, in order by issuing agency.
- Older people deserve honor and respect... not abuse.
Brochure identifies elder abuse. - Pharmaceutical programs at a glance {periodical start}
Summarizes prescription drug assistance programs: who qualifies, costs, and what is covered. - Reporting Elder Abuse: What Professionals Need to Know (2003, July)
Booklet defines elder abuse, identifies what professionals should notice when dealing with the elderly, and informs professionals of their requirement to report elder abuse and how to do so. - Reporting Elder Abuse: What Professionals Need to Know (2005, November)
This pamphlet explains the state statutory requirement for professionals to report elder abuse. It defines terms, describes the reporting process, lists which professions are mandated to report and gives other associated information. Indicators of elder abuse and neglect are listed, as well as contact information for making a report. - Senior Community Service Employment Program
The Senior Community Service Employment Program, sponsored by the Illinois Department on Aging, is a federally funded employment program designed to assist the mature worker (age 55+) in re-entering the job market. - Speaker's Bureau
Brochure describes a special service providing speakers on topics of interest to an aging society for public/private sector meetings and events. - Starting Points for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren {periodical start}
A Resource Guide with Information and Services for Grandparent Caregivers. - State and Federal Programs for the Aging {periodical start}
Directory describes various state and federal programs for the elderly - State Plan on Aging, Fiscal years... {periodical start}
The three-year Illinois State Plan on Aging is the planning document that the Illinois Department on Aging produces to guide Older Americans Act-related programmatic activities and services for older adults, family caregivers and grandparents raising grandchildren. The Plan establishes priorities and identifies Department on Aging initiatives in fulfilling its overall mission to serve and advocate for older Illinoisans and their caregivers. - Telling it like it was: Illinois Elders Share Their Stories
This small book is a compilation of brief histories of immigant groups and personal stories, which are accounts written from interviews of older residents of Illinois from many ethnic groups. Also, included is a list of ethnic museums with a list of underground railroad exhibits and programs.