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050 00 $aRA997$b.B323 2007
049 $aXIMM
100 1 $aBaker, Beth.
245 10 $aOld age in a new age :$bthe promise of transformative nursing homes /$cBeth Baker.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNashville :$bVanderbilt University Press,$c2007.
300 $axii, 236 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 219-228) and index.
505 00 $tAcknowledgments --$tPrologue --$tIntroduction --$gpt. 1. The$tlast resort --$g1.$t"Promise you'll never put me in a nursing home" : why we're in denial --$g2.$t"I almost cried" : the universal longing for home --$gpt. 2.$tStories from the front lines of change --$g3.$t"We'll fly to Paris" : honoring individual choice --$g4.$t"We are nothing" : empowering staff --$g5.$t"This is my home" : tearing up the blueprints --$tPhotographs --$g6.$t"You can dance alone or we'll dance with you" : creating community --$g7.$tFrom the top of the Ferris wheel : breaking barriers --$g8.$tBeyond bingo : finding meaning in late life --$g0.$tFamily-friendly homes : welcoming relatives to the team --$g10. The$tzen of memory loss : living in the moment --$g11.$t"My bags are packed" : dying in the nursing home --$gpt. 3.$tMaking the case for change --$g12.$tToo good to be true? Overcoming obstacles --$g13.$tBaby boomers' legacy? Building a movement --$tEpilogue --$tAppendixes --$tNotes --$tIndex.
650 0 $aNursing homes$zUnited States.
650 0 $aOlder people$xNursing home care$zUnited States.
650 0 $aOlder people$zUnited States$xSocial conditions$y21st century.
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