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Impact of the Village Model
— results of a national survey | | Author(s) | Carrie L Graham, Andrew E Scharlach, Bradford Stark |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 60, no 5, July 2017 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, July 2017 |
| Pages | pp 335-354 |
| Source | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2017.1330299 |
| Keywords | Retirement communities ; Quality of life ; Well being ; Social contacts ; Independence ; Evaluation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Villages are a relatively new, consumer-directed model that brings together older adults in a community who have a mutual interest in ageing in place. These membership organisations provide social and civic engagement opportunities, volunteer provided support services and referral to vetted community providers to achieve their primary goals of promoting independence and preventing undesired relocations. This cross sectional survey of 1,753 active Village members from 28 Villages across the US measured members' perceived impacts in the areas of social connection, civic engagement, service access, health and well-being and ability to age in place. Results showed that involvement in the Village was a key factor associated with greater perceived impacts. Over half of members perceived that the Village had improved their sense of connection to others and their feeling that they had someone to count on. Though younger members in better health were more likely to perceive impacts in social connections, results suggest that older women living alone with some disability may be the most likely to experience improved health, quality of life and mobility. The implications for social work practice are discussed. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170922242 A |
| Classmark | ROA: F:59: D:F:5HH: TOA: C3: 4C: 7T |
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