Aging in the right place / by Stephen M. Golant, PhD.

  • Golant, Stephen M.
Date:
[2015]
  • Books

About this work

Description

Highlights the profound significance of where older people live and receive care. This book explores many pathways to thriving in old age, ranging from aging in place to moving to housing and care settings specially tailored to match a person's lifestyle and vulnerabilities.--Provided by publisher.

Publication/Creation

Baltimore : HPP, Health Professions Press, [2015]

Physical description

ix, 406 pages : charts ; 25 cm

Contributors

Contents

Growing old successfully : place, the missing ingredient -- Achieving residential normalcy : balancing on an emotional tightrope -- The powerful influences for aging in place -- Aging in place : when things go wrong -- Coping ; or not giving up -- Physically manipulating the dwelling for independent living -- The multifaceted family caregiving solution -- Aging in place with the assistance of paid help -- Community, neighborhood, and clustered housing solutions -- Moving to fully engage in life : active adult communities and senior cohousing developments -- Moving to independent living and assisted living developments -- Moving to continuing care retirement communities -- Putting it all together : aging successfully in the best possible places.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-394) and index.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    Medical Collection
    WT100 2015G61a
    		Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9781938870330
  • 1938870336