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Old age in a new age : the promise of transformative nursing homes
Author
Title
Old age in a new age : the promise of transformative nursing homes / Beth Baker.
ISBN
9780826515629 (cloth : alk. paper)
0826515622 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780826515636 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0826515630 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Edition
1st ed.
Published
Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, 2007.
Physical Description
xii, 236 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 16, 2007
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-228) and index.
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 with you": creating community
From the top of the Ferris wheel: breaking barriers
Beyond bingo: finding meaning in late life
Family-friendly homes: welcoming relatives to the team
The zen of memory loss: living in the moment
"My bags are packed": dying in the nursing home
Too good to be true? Overcoming obstacles
Baby boomers' legacy? Building a movement.
Subjects
Subjects (Medical)
Homes for the Aged - organization & administration - United States.
Nursing Homes - organization & administration - United States.
Aged - psychology - United States.
Organizational Case Studies - United States.
Quality of Life - United States.
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