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Robert Morris, D.S.W., is Kirstein Professor Emeritus, Heller School, Brandeis University and Senior Research Associate, Gerontology Institute, University of Massachusetts, Boston. He is a past president of the Gerontological Society of America, a Fellow of the American Society for the Advancement of Science, author or editor of numerous books in social welfare and gerontology, among them the 16th edition of theEncyclopedia of Social Work and Welfare. With Dr. Caro, he developed and tested the Social Health and Maintenance Organization concept. He has served on numerous national and regional boards and commissions.

Francis G. Caro, Ph.D., is professor of gerontology and director of the research division of the Gerontology Institute at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. He is a soclologist with a doctorate from the University of Minnesota. His current research emphases are productive aging and community-based longterm care. Dr. Caro also specializes in evaluation research with emphasis on interventions involving older people.

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Morris, R., Caro, F.G. Using retirees to address social ills. Ageing International 22, 16–22 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03032530

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