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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.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Congregate housing--United States.
- Congregate housing.
- Long-term care facilities--United States.
- Long-term care facilities.
- Patients--United States--Interviews.
- Patients.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (265 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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.
- 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:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8018-9520-0
- OCLC:
- 835414618
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