Aging in Place: The Role of Housing and Social Supports Contributor(s): Pastalan, Leon A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 113888183X ISBN-13: 9781138881839 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $59.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Gerontology - Social Science | Social Work - Psychology | Mental Health |
Dewey: 363.59 |
Physical Information: 0.31" H x 6" W x 9" (0.44 lbs) 142 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In this highly practical volume, the contributing authors explore some of the dimensions associated with aging in place. There are increasing numbers of older Americans who are faced with fundamental changes in their economic circumstances, health, and marital status which have an impact on their ability to age in place. Without the necessary supports many may have no other choice but to be prematurely or inappropriately placed in costly health care facilities or be forced to move into unfamiliar, less safe, less satisfactory housing environments. Aging in Place explores some of the dimensions associated with aging in place and informs readers about unmet needs and available living options for elderly persons. Experts discuss a number of crucial factors regarding the availability of social supports and the impact it has on the independence of the elderly, specifically their living arrangements. They address the issue of control and how access to social contact and real choices about services and facilities increases independence among the elderly; congregate housing as an alternative to nursing care for those elderly too frail for less supportive housing; discharge policies concerning frailty in senior living arrangements; and the lack of a full range of services in many alleged full service communities. |