Inside assisted living : the search for home / J. Kevin Eckert ... [et al.] ; with contributions by Sheryl Zimmerman ... [et al.] ; foreword by Bill Thomas.
Eckert, J. Kevin.
2009
HV1454.2.U6 I56 2009 (Mapit)
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Title Inside assisted living : the search for home / J. Kevin Eckert ... [et al.] ; with contributions by Sheryl Zimmerman ... [et al.] ; foreword by Bill Thomas.
ISBN 9780801892592 (alk. paper)
0801892597 (alk. paper)
9780801892608 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0801892600 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Publication Details Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
Language English
Description xv, 246 p. ; 24 cm.
Call Number HV1454.2.U6 I56 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification 362.6/10973
Summary Draws on in-depth interviews with residents, family members, staff, and administrators of six different types of assisted living residence. An appendix describes the qualitative research process used by a collaborative research team of the Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County's Center for Aging Studies. "Transitions from assisted living: sociocultural aspect," funded by the National Institute on Aging, was designed to provide an understanding of the minor and major life transitions experienced by residents in assisted living. -- Cover, p.4.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author Eckert, J. Kevin.
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