Relocation remembered: Perspectives on senior transitions in the living environment

Gerontologist

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 75-81

  Perry, Tam E ^a   Andersen, Troy C ^b   Kaplan, Daniel B ^c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c The Cornell Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging in place; Housing; Relocation; Theory; Transition

Indexed keywords

AGING; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; DECISION MAKING; GERIATRICS; HISTORY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

AGING; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; DECISION MAKING; GERIATRICS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84892728487     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnt070     Document Type: Article

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