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Housing the rural elderly
— a place for Abbeyfield? | | Author(s) | Bonnie C Hallman, Alun E Joseph |
| Journal title | Journal of Housing for the Elderly, vol 12, nos 1/2, 1997 |
| Publisher | Haworth Press, 1997 |
| Pages | pp 83-104 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Sheltered housing ; Abbeyfield Society [national] ; Case studies ; Canada. |
| Annotation | A case study is presented of the potential of the Abbeyfield model of small congregate (similar to sheltered) housing for meeting older people's needs in rural areas of Canada. Results of interviews with 30 key informants indicate a very guarded assessment of Abbeyfield, despite expressed dissatisfaction with current housing supply and options. Further analysis indicates a more favourable climate for Abbeyfield in smaller, more remote communities. Service providers/managers and local government officials are more sceptical about Abbeyfield than are the older people themselves, although these opinion leaders base their views on assumptions about what older people want. The authors believe that these perceptions may be coloured by an experience of broken promises, failed experimentation and short-lived innovation. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981020210 A |
| Classmark | KLA: KK4A: 69P: 7S |
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