Inside Assisted Living : The Search for Home

Eckert, J. Kevin/ Carder, Paula C./ Morgan, Leslie A.

Johns Hopkins University Press（2009/08発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 264 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780801892608
• DDC分類 362.6

Full Description

Assisted living is the fastest-growing alternative to skilled nursing care for frail older persons in the United States. The expectations, settings, and missions of these residences are varied, making it difficult for prospective residents and their families to anticipate what it would be like to live in them. This book is a unique portal into the real world of assisted living and the key issues facing consumers, providers, and policy makers. Drawing on in-depth interviews with residents, their family members, staffers, and administrators, Inside Assisted Living opens the window on day-to-day life in six different types of assisted living residence. From "Miss Helen at Valley Glen Home" to "Mr. Sidney at Laurel Ridge," the detailed profiles of individuals show the commonalities among the residences while highlighting the positive and negative aspects of each. The voices of those living, visiting, and working in the homes clarify the important local (social relations, staff dynamics, leadership) and national (funding, regulation, aging-in-place) challenges presented by assisted living.
Introductory and concluding chapters synthesize new findings that cross the six settings and reflect issues vital to all participants. The book also features an appendix detailing the research process involved in creating the profiles.

Contents

List of Contributors
Foreword, by Bill Thomas, M.D.
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Miss Helen at Valley Glen Home
3. Opal at Franciscan House
4. Karen at Huntington Inn
5. Mrs. Koehler at Middlebury Manor
6. Dr. Catherine at the Chesapeake
7. Mr. Sidney at Laurel Ridge
8. Everyday Life in Assisted Living
9. Aging in Places
10. Aging in Places
Appendix: Technical Description of the Research Project
Notes
References
Index