| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xxiii, 299 pages ; ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
A joint publication in the Jossey-Bass social and behavioral series and the Jossey-Bass health series
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| Contents |
Part 1: The people, the places, the paths -- Roles for the elderly: boarders and patients -- Mountainside and countryside: two very different homes -- Choices and challenges of residential life -- Part 2: What actually takes place in residential settings? -- Getting what one wants: resources and obstacles -- Champions beyond the walls: spouses, relatives, and friends -- How residents are controlled: penalties and privileges -- Changing patterns of support and power as residents age -- Good deaths and unhappy departures -- Part 3: Adaptations to a changing climate: where we are now and what we can do -- The spiral of change: political and demographic -- Toward better endings -- Things to do while waiting for reform -- Resources: Resource A: Attrition during the study -- Resource B: Instruments used in the study -- Resource C: Waystations in the career of the elderly resident. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-287) and index. |
| Subject |
Older people.
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Old age homes -- Case studies.
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Long-term care facilities -- Case studies.
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| ISBN |
1555422934 alkaline paper |
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