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Residents' attitudes about on-site religious activities
— a comparison of continuing care retirement communities in two states | | Author(s) | Susan H McFadden, Jamie D Jacobson |
| Journal title | Journal of Religious Gerontology, vol 15, no 3, 2003 |
| Pages | pp 61-77 |
| Source | Haworth Document Delivery Center, The Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580, USA. http://www.HaworthPress.com |
| Keywords | Pastoral care ; Worship ; Religion ; Residents [care homes] ; Attitude ; Geographical distance ; Social contacts ; Comparison ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Twelve older adults were interviewed in two continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), one in Florida and the other in Wisconsin. Only the residents in Wisconsin maintained contact with local congregations, probably because most had always lived in communities not far from the CCRC. On-site religious activities such as worship and study groups were important because of the ways they ordered the week and the opportunities they offered for social interaction. In both locations, Protestant residents appreciated the opportunity to worship in ecumenical services conducted by clergy of different Protestant faith traditions. Catholic services were also available in both locations. Suggestions are offered about ways that faith communities can nourish the spiritual lives of people living in CCRCs by working with chaplains, and by conducting small prayer and study groups. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040929211 A |
| Classmark | OW: OWL: TR: KX: DP: RJ: TOA: 48: 7T |
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