This growing group will have increasing education levels, including more minority elderly, and include more women than men. The most vulnerable are older single women with low incomes, baby boomers with less education, and minority groups with low economic status (Woodside & McClam, 2009). Those aged 85 and older are also at risk. Addressing issues associated with physical, social, mental, and emotional decline means providing support to aging clients and their family Woodside & McClam, 2009). There are three models that represent different orientations in service delivery: the medical model, the public health model, and the human service model. All three models are used to deliver services today, and depending on the problem, an integration of all three models may be most effective. Each model of service delivery has certain philosophical assumptions that guides its practice. These assumptions reflect beliefs about causes of the problem, treatment, and the role of the professional (Woodside & McClam,
This growing group will have increasing education levels, including more minority elderly, and include more women than men. The most vulnerable are older single women with low incomes, baby boomers with less education, and minority groups with low economic status (Woodside & McClam, 2009). Those aged 85 and older are also at risk. Addressing issues associated with physical, social, mental, and emotional decline means providing support to aging clients and their family Woodside & McClam, 2009). There are three models that represent different orientations in service delivery: the medical model, the public health model, and the human service model. All three models are used to deliver services today, and depending on the problem, an integration of all three models may be most effective. Each model of service delivery has certain philosophical assumptions that guides its practice. These assumptions reflect beliefs about causes of the problem, treatment, and the role of the professional (Woodside & McClam,