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Title:

Aging, autonomy, and architecture : advances in assisted living / edited by Benyamin Schwarz and Ruth Brent.

Publisher:

Johns Hopkins University Press,

Copyright Date:

c1999

Description:

xxv, 311 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subject:

Congregate housing--United States.
Life care communities--United States.
Frail elderly--Dwellings--United States.
Architecture and the aged--United States.

Other Authors:

Schwarz, Benyamin.
Brent, Ruth.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Epilogue: Emerging themes, further reflections / ch. 1. The definition and evolution of assisted living within a changing system of long-term care / Benyamin Schwarz and Ruth Brent. ch. 2. Assisted living : the current state of affairs / Ronald K. Tinsley and Kenneth E. Warren ; ch. 3. The promise of assisted living as a shelter and care alternative for frail American elders : a cautionary essay / Stephen M. Golant -- pt. 2. Attributes of place and behaviors of people: ch. 4. Gerontopia : a place to grow old and die / Ruth Brent ; ch. 5. Personal rituals : identity, attachment to place, and community solidarity / Leon A. Pastalan and Janice E. Barnes ; ch. 6. Integrating cultural heritage into assisted-living environments / Uriel Cohen and Keith Diaz Moore ; ch. 7. Life-quality Alzheimer care in assisted living / John Zeisel ; ch. 8. Models for environmental assessment / Margaret P. Calkins and Gerald D. Weisman -- pt. 3. The provision and consumption of care: ch. 9. Dementia care in assisted living : a case study of Copper Ridge / Carol L. Kershner, Carmel Roques, and Cynthia D. Steele ; ch. 10. Primary care in assisted living: a geriatrician's perspective / Pamela Z. Cacchione and John E. Morley ; ch. 11. "I live here, but it's not my home" : residents' experiences in assisted living / Jacquelyn Frank -- pt. 4. Design : who cares?: ch. 12. Assisted living : an evolving place type / Benyamin Schwarz ; ch. 13. Communicating homeyness from the outside : elderly people's perceptions of assisted living / John P. Marsden and Rachel Kaplan ; ch. 14. Designing to meet the needs of people with Alzheimer's disease / J. David Hoglund and Stefani D. Ledewitz ; ch. 15. Place makes a difference : a case study in assisted living / Daniel J. Cinelli -- ch. 16. Hospice : a case study making a difference / Gregory J. Scott and Martin S. Valins -- Epilogue: Emerging themes, further reflections / Benyamin Schwarz and Ruth Brent.

ISBN:

9780801860331 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0801860334 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)40255797

LCCN:

98049451

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)