11 Family and Social Networks: Support Versus Lack of Support Most nurses received the greatest support from family and friends. Community support was also recognized and appreciated. Some nurses reported…
9 Petty Complaints and Trivial Whining: No Tolerance Here Many nurses reported low tolerance for people’s complaints and an impatience on returning home. Some called this “having a shorter fuse”…
5 Renegotiating Roles: A Family Affair Nurses commented on the difficulties encountered when having to renegotiate family roles. Some were not ready to jump right back in with domestic chores,…
4 Homecoming: A Disappointing Venture Some nurses expressed a personally disappointing homecoming experience that left a lasting negative memory. Thus, there was a dichotomy in the nurses’ feelings related to…
10 Assisted Living STEPHEN M. GOLANT JOAN HYDE CHAPTER OVERVIEW This chapter considers the range of places that call themselves assisted living residences in the United States in the first…
1 The Long-Term Care Continuum in an Aging Society GRAHAM D. ROWLES PAMELA B. TEASTER CHAPTER OVERVIEW This chapter provides an introduction to contemporary long-term care. We consider concepts of…
8 Environmental Design and Assistive Technologies JULIE A. BROWN GRAHAM D. ROWLES AMBER S. MCILWAIN CHAPTER OVERVIEW Framed within a transactional ecological perspective, this chapter considers the role of environmental…
16 Financing Long-Term Services and Supports in an Aging Society ROBERT A. APPLEBAUM EMILY J. ROBBINS CHAPTER OVERVIEW Beginning with the rising number of older adults and detailing the increasing…
5 Home Health Care SUSAN L. HUGHES PANKAJA DESAI CHAPTER OVERVIEW The U.S. home health care industry grew rapidly during the latter part of the 20th century. At the end…
