Inside assisted living : the search for home / J. Kevin Eckert ... [et al.] ; with contributions by Sheryl Zimmerman ... [et al.] ; foreword by Bill Thomas.
2009
HV1454.2.U6 I56 2009 (Mapit)
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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)
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Miss Helen at Valley Glen Home
Opal at Franciscan House
Karen at Huntington Inn
Mrs. Koehler at Middlebury Manor
Dr. Catherine at the Chesapeake
Mr. Sidney at Laurel Ridge
Everyday life in assisted living
Aging in places
The reality and promise of assisted living.
Opal at Franciscan House
Karen at Huntington Inn
Mrs. Koehler at Middlebury Manor
Dr. Catherine at the Chesapeake
Mr. Sidney at Laurel Ridge
Everyday life in assisted living
Aging in places
The reality and promise of assisted living.