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Author Baker, Beth.

Title Old age in a new age : the promise of transformative nursing homes / Beth Baker.

Publication Info. Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, 2007.
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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  362.16 B167O    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xii, 236 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-228) and index.
Contents Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Introduction -- pt. 1. The last resort -- 1. "Promise you'll never put me in a nursing home" : why we're in denial -- 2. "I almost cried" : the universal longing for home -- pt. 2. Stories from the front lines of change -- 3. "We'll fly to Paris" : honoring individual choice -- 4. "We are nothing" : empowering staff -- 5. "This is my home" : tearing up the blueprints -- Photographs -- 6. "You can dance alone or we'll dance with you" : creating community -- 7. From the top of the Ferris wheel : breaking barriers -- 8. Beyond bingo : finding meaning in late life -- 0. Family-friendly homes : welcoming relatives to the team -- 10. The zen of memory loss : living in the moment -- 11. "My bags are packed" : dying in the nursing home -- pt. 3. Making the case for change -- 12. Too good to be true? Overcoming obstacles -- 13. Baby boomers' legacy? Building a movement -- Epilogue -- Appendixes -- Notes -- Index.
Subject Nursing homes -- United States.
Older people -- Nursing home care -- United States.
Older people -- United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
Homes for the Aged -- organization & administration -- United States.
Nursing Homes -- organization & administration -- United States.
Aged -- psychology -- United States.
Organizational Case Studies -- United States.
Quality of Life -- United States.
ISBN 9780826515629 alkaline paper
0826515622 alkaline paper
9780826515636 paperback alkaline paper
0826515630 paperback alkaline paper
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