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| The adjustment to a new home | | Author(s) | Debra Dobbs |
| Journal title | Journal of Housing for the Elderly, vol 18, no 1, 2004 |
| Pages | 51-72 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Care homes ; House removal ; Adjustment ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This ethnographic study uses grounded theory to explore the meanings of "home" and "care" for residents in an assisted living facility. The narratives of residents and staff in the setting are analysed using the theoretical concepts of the abstract and concrete meanings of home as outlined by Groger (1995). This study finds that unlike a nursing home, an assisted living setting provides the continuity of concrete meanings of home (the physical features and aesthetic appearance), but does not provide the abstract meanings of home. The findings also reveal that residents have definitions of care contrary to those typically given by staff. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040308209 A |
| Classmark | KW: TNH: DR: 3F: 7T |
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