Support from neighbors and aging in place: Can NORC programs make a difference?

Gerontologist

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 651-659

  Greenfield, Emily A ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Home and community based care and services; Qualitative research methods; Social capital; Social Services; Social support; Theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CATCHMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILY; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INTERVIEW; NEW YORK; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; AGED; ATTITUDE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84983757039     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnu162     Document Type: Article

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