A photo essay on the outreach extension of Coosa Valley's child development program, operated by the Cartersville center, is given. (FF)

Describes a books by mail program developed by the San Francisco (California) Public Library to extend free mail service to homebound patrons, including both older users and users with disabilities. Discusses previous library service; planning, including working with the Postal Service; and costs. (LRW)

Research has found that approximately 80 percent of the care received by elderly people living at home is provided by family members. Although assistance provided by informal supports can be important in sustaining the functionally disabled elderly at home, caregiving can have important negative effects on the informal providers. To examine the…

This handbook is designed for use by personnel delivering recreation services to the homebound elderly. It helps the staff members discover more about recreational activities suitable to a specific client's needs, selection of activities, and the methods of introducing activities to the homebound. Assessment techniques aid the worker in learning…

This resource guide will assist school media specialists and professional educators in planning the modification of services, programs and facilities in order to comply with Federal law PL 94-142, which extends public education to all handicapped children. Section I, which is comprised of selections from a handbook of special education policies…

Listed in the handbook for teachers, administrators, and instructors of teacher education are suggestions for teaching the homebound and hospitalized physically and multiply handicapped children. The purposes of home and hospital teaching are given to include compensation for loss in-school experience and adjustment of instruction according to the…

Purpose: As funds have increased for the provision of in-home care, so too have concerns about the quality of services. In response, care management agencies and home-care providers have developed an array of monitoring activities designed to ensure the quality of services. In this article, we show how an area agency on aging both collected and…

Life review is frequently reported as a therapeutic modality providing a healthy means of adaptation for the elderly. This study was conducted to clarify the therapeutic role of the life review as a holistic nursing intervention in a sample of 60 homebound elderly persons. A structured life review process was designed, implemented, and evaluated…

The increasing need for "friendly visitor" programs for the homebound elderly has led to the development of curricular and training materials provided by "Outreach: Recreation/Exercise for Home-Centered Elderly." The "Outreach" materials are designed to train and guide volunteers who work with older adults. The materials are organized into twelve…

Based upon evaluations of 50 agencies as part of the Programmatic Research Project on the Rehabilitation of Homebound Persons, the booklet offers information for successfully administering homebound rehabilitation programs for handicapped individuals. Characteristics of New York's successful program are pointed out in the first chapter. Subsequent…

Suggestions are made for administrators responsible for the establishment and supervision of programs and services for children who are homebound or hospitalized and for teachers of such children. The section for the administrator considers program objectives, program merits, responsibilities and supervision, pupil eligibility, referrals,…

Reported is a survey of types of handicaps served by special programs for physically handicapped, homebound, and hospitalized children in Florida. The information represents 215 full time and hourly teachers. Types of handicaps served are listed, ranked, and number of cases given. Cerebral palsy is reported to be the most common type of handicap…

Application of telecommunications technology to educate children whose physical state or geographic location made attendance in public schools virtually impossible. The Kentucky Project utilized a minicomputer to deliver instruction to severely developmentally retarded children from birth to age six living with their families in sparsely populated…

Describes activities in the development of the project, Home-based Employment to Accomplish Rehabilitation (HEAR). This description is intended to serve as a guideline for replicating similar programs with any group of homebound individuals. Project objectives, effect of home-based employment, guidelines, and enhancing professionalism are topics…

Presents case reports to illustrate importance of technique of transtelephonic cardiac monitoring in home care and use of technique to provide objective marker upon which physicians' decisions could be made. (Author/NB)