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1 online resource (xv, 246 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-238) and index. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
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. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Congregate housing -- United States.
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Congregate housing. |
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United States. |
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Long-term care facilities -- United States.
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Long-term care facilities. |
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Patients -- United States -- Interviews.
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Patients. |
| Genre/Form |
Interviews.
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| Subject |
Assisted Living Facilities. |
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Patients. |
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Homes for the Aged. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Interview.
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Electronic books.
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Interviews.
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| Added Author |
Eckert, J. Kevin.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Inside assisted living. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009 9780801892608 (DLC) 2008037843 (OCoLC)244601823 |
| ISBN |
9780801895203 (electronic book) |
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0801895200 (electronic book) |
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9780801892592 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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0801892597 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9780801892608 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0801892600 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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