title: Utilization of aging network services by elderly persons with mental retardation.
abstract: Examined was the extent to which 373 programs in eight types of services provided by the aging network in Massachusetts were utilized by elderly persons with mental retardation. Based on a mailed survey, it was found that over half the programs (52%) had served such clients in 1987. In 2 of the 8 types of services, clients with mental retardation constituted at least 10% of the caseload. Characteristics that differentiated programs that provided services to persons with mental retardation and programs that did not were reported. The policy implications of the findings were discussed.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Seltzer
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Krauss
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Litchfield
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Modlish
mesh_terms: D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D008404:Massachusetts; D012494:Sampling Studies