Money Isn't Everything: Opportunities For Elderly Handicapped Men in a Sheltered Workshop

Abstract

Little attention has been given to the severely handicapped older person who is not likely to improve sufficiently to be placed in an occupation in the community. Interviews over a period of 6 months with a group of disabled elderly men participating as unpaid volunteers in a biweekly sheltered workshop indicated that being able to help others, getting out of the house, and sociability were important reasons for their interest and participation.