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BL
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991514
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b745884
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| Title & Author
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Inside assisted living : : the search for home /\ J. Kevin Eckert [and others] ; with contributions by Sheryl Zimmerman [and others] ; foreword by Bill Thomas.
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| Publication Statement
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Baltimore :: Johns Hopkins University Press,, 2009.
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1 online resource (xv, 246 pages)
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| ISBN
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0801895200
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: 9780801895203
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0801892597
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0801892600
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9780801892592
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9780801892608
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-238) and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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| Abstract
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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.
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Congregate housing-- United States.
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Long-term care facilities-- United States.
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Patients-- United States, Interviews.
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Assisted Living Facilities.
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Homes for the Aged.
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Patients.
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Congregate housing.
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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS-- Abuse-- Elder Abuse.
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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS-- Eldercare.
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Long-term care facilities.
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Patients.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Social Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Social Services Welfare.
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Begeleid wonen.
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Woongemeenschappen.
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United States.
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United States.
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Verenigde Staten.
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| Dewey Classification
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362.6/10973
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362.82
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| LC Classification
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HV1454.2.U6I56 2009eb
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2009 K-053
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WT 27 AA1I59 2009eb
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44.14bcl
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| Added Entry
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Eckert, J. Kevin.
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