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| Characterizing older adults' involvement in naturally occurring retirement community (NORC) supportive service programs | | Author(s) | Emily A Greenfield, James P Fedor |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 58, no 5, July 2015 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, July 2015 |
| Pages | pp 449-468 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Retirement communities ; Informal care ; Usage [services] ; Participation. |
| Annotation | Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NORC) Supportive Service Programmes are communities that were not designed as senior housing, yet which develop a large proportion of older residents over time. As a support-focused model, Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NORC) programmes typically offer a range of benefits - including direct services, group activities and broader community development activities - that are intended to engage older adults with diverse needs, preferences and interests. They are also designed to be used according to the needs of the participant engaging with them at a particular point in time. This range and flexibility of benefits indicate the importance of more systematically characterising the ways in which older adults are involved with NORC programmes. This study used data from in-depth interviews with 35 residents across six NORC programmes in New York City. Qualitative analysis revealed six ordered categories of involvement: (a) consciously no involvement; (b) involved but not consciously; (c) relationship with staff only; (d) selectively involved with a strong sense of security; (e) NORC programme leaders; and (f) dependence on the NORC programme. Overall results indicated how older adults' involvement in NORC programmes could be characterised beyond their utilisation of specific types of services and by their relationship with the programme as a whole. Findings suggest the importance for outcomes research on NORC programmes and related models to consider subgroup differences by involvement. Results also provide directions for theory development on engagement in voluntary programmes, as well as for practice to enhance older adults' involvement in supportive service programmes. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150918239 A |
| Classmark | ROA: P6: QLD: TMB |
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