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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
When her husband's ill health forces them to move into an assisted living facility, Anne Wyatt-Brown suddenly finds herself surrounded by elderly residents, mostly sick or disabled. In this short but provocative collection, distinguished gerontologists reflect on Anne's moving account of her transition from a vibrant, independent, and scholarly life to one that is quieter, slower, and that takes up considerably less space. By questioning notions of care and community, stigmas of aging, and the psychological factors involved in accepting assistance, this volume provides an instructive framework for thinking about aging, continued care, and our last big move. |
Contents |
Cover -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Home Places -- ONE -- A Wife's Life, a Humanist's Journey, 2010-2012 -- TWO -- Coming to Care -- THREE -- Lifelong Strengths Ground Later-Life Wisdom -- AFTERWORD -- Making Oneself at Home -- EPILOGUE -- Still on the Journey, 2012-2015 -- ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF FURTHER READING -- Fiction -- Mostly Nonfiction. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Wyatt-Brown, Anne M., 1939-
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Wyatt-Brown, Anne M., 1939- |
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Life care communities -- Maryland.
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Life care communities. |
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Maryland. |
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Retirement communities -- Maryland.
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Retirement communities. |
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Older people -- Maryland -- Social conditions.
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Older people. |
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Social conditions. |
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Older people -- Care -- Maryland.
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Older people -- Care. |
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Caregivers -- Maryland.
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Caregivers. |
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Life change events -- Maryland.
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Life change events. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Ray, Ruth E., 1954- author.
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Kivnick, Helen Q., author.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Wyatt-Brown, Anne M., 1939- Big move 9780253020642 (DLC) 2015036115 (OCoLC)914572932 |
ISBN |
9780253020734 (electronic book) |
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0253020735 (electronic book) |
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9780253020642 |
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0253020646 |
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