Inside assisted living : the search for home / J. Kevin Eckert ... [and others] ; with contributions by Sheryl Zimmerman ... [and others] ; foreword by Bill Thomas.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Eckert, J. Kevin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Congregate housing--United States.

Congregate housing.

Long-term care facilities--United States.

Long-term care facilities.

Patients.

United States.

Patients--United States--Interviews.

Assisted Living Facilities.

Homes for the Aged.

Medical Subjects:

Assisted Living Facilities.

United States.

Patients.

Homes for the Aged.

Genre:

Interviews.

Physical Description:

xv, 246 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.

Summary:

Drawing on in-depth interviews with residents, their family members, staffers, and administrators, Inside Assisted Living opens the window on day-to-day life in six different types of assisted living residence. From "Miss Helen at Valley Glen Home" to "Mr. Sidney at Laurel Ridge," the detailed profiles of individuals show the commonalities among the residences while highlighting the positive and negative aspects of each. The voices of those living, visiting, and working in the homes clarify the important local (social relations, staff dynamics, leadership) and national (funding, regulation, aging-in-place) challenges presented by assisted living.

Introductory and concluding chapters synthesize new findings that cross the six settings and reflect issues vital to all participants. The book also features an appendix detailing the research process involved in creating the profiles.

This book is a collaborative effort undertaken by researchers and professors affiliated with the Center for Aging Studies at the Erickson School and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). J. Kevin Eckert is director of the Center. He is also dean of and professor at the school and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. Paula C. Carder, formerly associate director of the Center, is an assistant professor at the Institute on Aging, Portland State University. Leslie A. Morgan is a professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, UMBC, and a senior research associate with the Center. Ann Christine Frankowski is a senior research associate with the Center and an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, UMBC. Erin G. Roth is a senior research analyst and ethnographer with the Center.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-238) and index.

ISBN:

9780801892592

0801892597

9780801892608

0801892600

OCLC:

244601823