Barter to Beat Inflation: Developing a Neighborhood Network for Swapping Services on Behalf of the Aged

Intergenerational Neighborhood Networks: A Basis for Aiding the Frail Elderly

“…Similarly, Ruffini and Todd (1979) utilize a Network Model, in which older volunteers identified elderly people on their blocks, distributed newsletters, and provided information and referral. Finally, Noberini and Berman (1983) developed an organizationally focused barter system of services using a "Skills and Service Swapping Yellow Pages" to promote exchange. None of these models, however, utilized a combination of neighborhood-based intergenerational helping networks connected to the formal service system as a method to provide personal care services to the frail elderly.…”