The Retirement community movement : contemporary issues
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The Retirement community movement : contemporary issues
Haworth Press, 1989
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"Has also been published as Journal of housing for the elderly, volume 5, number 2 1989"--T.p. verso
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Description
This new book identifies key elements in the success or failure of a retirement community. The practical implications of the research findings provided in this important volume will help you to identify and satisfy the needs of retirement community residents. Discover the level of interest middle income elderly people have in moving into a retirement community and the critical role this group plays in the future of retirement communities. Gain valuable insights into the effect that the type of sponsorship has on the elderly's attitudes toward retirement communities and attitudes older persons have toward living arrangements in general. Learn how some CEOs of continuing care retirement communities are responding to the dilemma of providing for aging in place while providing for the rejuvenation of the community to insure continued viability, and discover what may well be the single most crucial factor in the satisfaction level of residents in retirement settings. The Retirement Community Movement is fascinating reading for those who simply want to learns more about retirement communities and essential reading for those who conduct market feasibility studies or administer retirement communities.
Table of Contents
Contents Introduction
Attitudes of the Elderly Towards Living Arrangements: Conceptual and Methodological Issues
A Lifestyle Analysis of Healthy Retirees and Their Interest in Moving to a Retirement Community
The Elderly's Perceptions of Nursing Home Sponsorship of Retirement Communities
Residents' Power in Retirement Homes
Continuing Care Retirement Communities' Response to Residents Aging in Place: The Reluctantly Accommodating Model
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