Old age in a new age
Subtitle: the promise of transformative nursing homes
By: Beth Baker.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Nashville, TN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780826515629; 9780826515636
Subjects: Nursing homes -- United States; Older people -- Nursing home care -- United States; Older people -- United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century; 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
Description: "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 relationships with caregivers." "Baker's visits to more than two dozen facilities include those associated with the Eden Alternative, Green House, Kendal, and the Pioneer Network - where she made some surprising discoveries."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: "Promise you'll never put me in a nursing home": why we're in denial; title: "I almost cried": the universal longing for home; title: "We'll fly to Paris": honoring individual choice; title: "We are nothing": empowering staff; title: "This is my home": tearing up the blueprints; title: "You can dance alone or we'll dance with you": creating community; title: From the top of the Ferris wheel: breaking barriers; title: Beyond bingo: finding meaning in late life; title: Family-friendly homes: welcoming relatives to the team; title: The zen of memory loss: living in the moment; title: "My bags are packed": dying in the nursing home; title: Too good to be true? Overcoming obstacles; title: Baby boomers' legacy? Building a movement.