Inside assisted living: the search for home
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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press 2009
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Item Description:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-238) and index
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
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
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xv, 246 p.)
ISBN:0801892600
0801895200
9780801892608
9780801895203

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