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Pathways to assisted living
— the influence of race and class | | Author(s) | Mary M Ball, Molly M Perkins, Carole Hollingsworth |
| Journal title | Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 28, no 1, February 2009 |
| Pages | pp 81-108 |
| Source | http://jag.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | Sheltered housing ; Ethnic groups ; Social class ; Qualitative Studies ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The influence of race and class on decisions to move to assisted living facilities in the US is examined. Qualitative methods were used to study moving decisions of residents in 10 assisted living facilities, varying in size and location, as well as residents' ethnicity and the influence of race and class. Data were derived from in-depth interviews with 60 residents, 40 family members and friends, and 12 administrators. Grounded theory analysis identified three types of resident based on their decision-making control: proactive, compliant, and passive or resistant. Only proactive residents (less than a quarter of residents) had primary control. Findings show that control of decision-making for older people who are moving to assisted living are influenced by class, though not directly by race. The impact of class primarily related to assisted living placement options and strategies available to forestall moves. Factors influencing the decision-making process were similar for Black and White elders of comparable socioeconomic status. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090701203 A |
| Classmark | KLA: TK: T: 3DP: 7T |
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