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02912aam a2200361 i 4500 001 070DC884011111E5A858D6B2DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20150523010022 008 131025s2014 tnu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2013041118 020 $a 0826519881 : PAP 020 $a 9780826519887 : PAP 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $e rda $d SILO 050 00 $a RA564.8 $b .B345 2014 082 00 $a 362.16 $2 23 100 1 $a Baker, Beth, $d 1951- 245 10 $a With a little help from our friends : $b creating community as we grow older / $c Beth Baker. 264 1 $a Nashville : $b Vanderbilt University Press, $c [2014] 300 $a x, 240 pages ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "In this book, an award-winning journalist tells the story of people devising innovative ways to live as they approach retirement, options that ensure they are surrounded by a circle of friends, family, and neighbors. Based on visits and interviews at many communities around the country, Beth Baker weaves a rich tapestry of grassroots alternatives, some of them surprisingly affordable -- an affordable mobile home cooperative in small-town Oregon -- a senior artists colony in Los Angeles -- neighbors helping neighbors in "Villages" or "naturally occurring retirement communities" -- intentional cohousing communities -- best friends moving in together -- multigenerational families that balance togetherness and privacy -- niche communities including such diverse groups as retired postal workers, gays and lesbians, and Zen Buddhists. Drawing on new research showing the importance of social support to healthy aging and the risks associated with loneliness and isolation, the author encourages the readerto plan for a future with strong connections. Baker explores whether individuals in declining health can really stay rooted in their communities through the end of life and concludes by examining the challenge of expanding the home-care workforce and thepotential of new technologies like webcams and assistive robots"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a ""This book tells the story of ordinary people organizing innovative ways to live as they approach retirement, options that ensure they are surrounded by a circle of friends, family, and neighbors"--Provided by publisher"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Older people $x Health and hygiene $z United States. 650 0 $a Older people $x Housing $z United States. 650 0 $a Retirement communities $x Health aspects. 650 0 $a Intergenerational relations $x United States. 650 0 $a Communal living $z United States. 650 7 $a MEDICAL / Caregiving. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / General. $2 bisacsh 941 $a 2 952 $l PQAX094 $d 20231214032737.0 952 $l CMPE792 $d 20230629012822.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=070DC884011111E5A858D6B2DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search