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Peer reviewedOsborne, Sandra S.; Bullock, Janis R. – Educational Gerontology, 2000
The rural Montana Befrienders program pairs homebound older adults with volunteers aged 19-35 for companionship and assistance. Formal and informal evaluation identified benefits for seniors, their families, and volunteers. Most of the elders wanted volunteers to spend more time with them. (SK)
Descriptors: Homebound, Intergenerational Programs, Interpersonal Relationship, Older Adults
Peer reviewedOsborne, Sandra S.; Bullock, Janis R. – Educational Gerontology, 1999
In the Befrienders program, young adults visited, interacted with, and assisted homebound, isolated older adults. Participants (20 younger, 22 older) and the seniors' family members identified numerous benefits and valued the intergenerational relationships that were formed. (SK)
Descriptors: Homebound, Intergenerational Programs, Interpersonal Relationship, Older Adults
Peer reviewedJohn, Robert; And Others – Educational Gerontology, 1996
As part of the National Eldercare Campaign, a Minnesota project replicated a paraprofessional home care worker curriculum for training American Indians to serve the frail elderly. It addressed the need to incorporate minority aging knowledge into caregiver training, provided better community-based home care, and gave employment opportunities to…
Descriptors: American Indians, Caregiver Training, Community Colleges, Frail Elderly
