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Moving to congregate housing
— the last chosen home | | Author(s) | Heather M Young |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging Studies, vol 12, no 2, Summer 1998 |
| Pages | pp 149-166 |
| Keywords | Sheltered housing ; House removal ; Memory and Reminiscence ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The experience of moving to congregate (i.e. sheltered) housing in a group of 21 older Americans aged 72 to 96 (71% female) is explored. Using grounded theory, the process of moving was described and included four phases: deciding to move; preparing to move; making the move; and settling in. The move to sheltered housing was characterised as the last chosen move, and occurred in response to an acknowledgement of personal vulnerability. Feeling at home, or successful relocation, was associated with involvement in the process of moving and achievement of a good fit with the new environment. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990126206 A |
| Classmark | KLA: TNH: DB: 3F: 7T |
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