A tale of two community initiatives for promoting aging in place: Similarities and differences in the national implementation of NORC programs and villages

Gerontologist

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 928-938

  Greenfield, Emily A ^a   Scharlach, Andrew E ^b   Lehning, Amanda J ^c   Davitt, Joan K ^d   Graham, Carrie L ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Home and community based care and services; Interpersonal relations; Long term services and supports; Social capital; Social services; Social work

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSUMER; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED CARE AND SERVICES; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDEPENDENT LIVING; LONG-TERM SERVICES AND SUPPORTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETIREMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL SERVICES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED CARE AND SERVICES; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONG-TERM SERVICES AND SUPPORTS; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL SERVICES; SOCIAL WORK;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETIREMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888621174     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnt035     Document Type: Article

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