Old age in a new age : the promise of transformative nursing homes / Beth Baker.
Old age in a new age : the promise of transformative nursing homes / Beth Baker.
Old age in a new age : the promise of transformative nursing homes / Beth Baker.
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Publisher
Nashville, TN : Vanderbilt University Press, 2007.
Date
2007.
Call Numbers
N362.16097/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 236 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
"Promise you'll never put me in a nursing home": why we're in denial -- "I almost cried": the universal longing for home -- "We'll fly to Paris": honoring individual choice -- "We are nothing": empowering staff -- "This is my home": tearing up the blueprints -- "You can dance alone or we'll dance wi...
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Publisher
Nashville, TN : Vanderbilt University Press, 2007.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Tennessee
Date Published
2007.
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Summary
"In Old Age in a New Age, journalist Beth Baker takes readers on a journey into some of the best places in America for elders to live. In these remarkable nursing homes, residents have a say in their everyday lives, enjoy an environment that looks and feels like an ordinary home, live with dignity and purpose, and find comfort in close relationship...
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Old age in a new age : the promise of transformative nursing homes / Beth Baker.
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
State Library copy contains a misprint of a repeat of title page and xii, 20 pages.
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N362.16097/1
Record Identifier
74VK7k57rdRZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK7k57rdRZ
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ISBN
9780826515636 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780826515629 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
362.160973
MMS ID
991022908679702626
