⚫strict government regulation of skilled and intermediate nursing facilities, "county nursing home ombudsman. .. Jobs and Income Assistance. Dr. Alex Comfort, who County officials likewise focused their attention more The private sector was also mentioned consistently. Parenthetically, although mentioned by about 20 per Discussion about income assistance concentrated on county merchants. Several groups, however, turned their Housing. Like health care, housing is a large category. It " Among the alternatives, foster homes for the elderly Congregate housing* was mentioned twice in the east, *Congregate housing is a facility for frail elderly who need assistance once in the midwest, and several times in California. Calls for more public housing for low- and middle- A midwestern group also called for "housing coun- Nutrition. Expansion of the meals-on-wheels program Several officials mentioned a need to open up school Transportation. Judging by the disparity of transpor tation priorities, counties face considerably different Some counties called for "specialized transportation," Some officials thought integration of the transpor- Several groups called for "overcoming insurance hazards Only one group-in Kansas City-looked to the school Information and Referral. Demands for information and 12 "county-wide outreach, "increased outreach programs seniors." " " Some priorities reflect a concern about the content of Legal Services. This category can be summed up as a call Senior Centers. Almost all priorities in this category in- The need for these services was mentioned much less in Volunteer Services. According to the priorities in this leads a discussion |