Description |
1 online resource |
Contents |
Cover -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Home Places -- ONE -- A Wife's Life, a Humanist's Journey, 2010-2012 -- TWO -- Coming to Care -- THREE -- Lifelong Strengths Ground Later-Life Wisdom -- AFTERWORD -- Making Oneself at Home -- EPILOGUE -- Still on the Journey, 2012-2015 -- ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF FURTHER READING -- Fiction -- Mostly Nonfiction |
Summary |
When her husband's ill health forces them to move into an assisted living facility, Anne Wyatt-Brown suddenly finds herself surrounded by elderly residents, mostly sick or disabled. In this short but provocative collection, distinguished gerontologists reflect on Anne's moving account of her transition from a vibrant, independent, and scholarly life to one that is quieter, slower, and that takes up considerably less space. By questioning notions of care and community, stigmas of aging, and the psychological factors involved in accepting assistance, this volume provides an instructive framework for thinking about aging, continued care, and our last big move |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Wyatt-Brown, Anne M., 1939-
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SUBJECT |
Wyatt-Brown, Anne M., 1939- fast |
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Life care communities -- Maryland
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Retirement communities -- Maryland
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Older people -- Maryland -- Social conditions
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Older people -- Care -- Maryland
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Caregivers -- Maryland
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Life change events -- Maryland
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Death & Dying.
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Caregivers
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Life care communities
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Life change events
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Older people -- Care
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Older people -- Social conditions
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Retirement communities
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Maryland
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Ray, Ruth E., 1954- author.
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Kivnick, Helen Q., author
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ISBN |
9780253020734 |
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0253020735 |
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