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Old Age in a New Age: The Promise of Transformative Nursing Homes
Beth Baker
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Description for Old Age in a New Age: The Promise of Transformative Nursing Homes
Hardcover. Some of the best homes in the nation serve primarily low-income people who are on Medicaid. Although each home is different, they share common values: respecting individual choices; empowering staff; and fostering a strong community of elders, staff, family members, and volunteers. This book tells the story of a better way to live in old age. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSG; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
On investigative visits to nursing homes across the nation, Beth Baker has witnessed profound changes. Culture change leaders are tearing up everything - the floor plans, the flow charts, the schedules, the lousy menus, the attitudes, the rules - and starting from scratch. They are creating extraordinary places where people live in dignity and greet the day with contentment, assisted by employees who feel valued and appreciated. Perhaps most surprising, these homes prove that a high quality of life does not have to cost more. Some of the best homes in the nation serve primarily low-income people who are on ... Read more
On investigative visits to nursing homes across the nation, Beth Baker has witnessed profound changes. Culture change leaders are tearing up everything - the floor plans, the flow charts, the schedules, the lousy menus, the attitudes, the rules - and starting from scratch. They are creating extraordinary places where people live in dignity and greet the day with contentment, assisted by employees who feel valued and appreciated. Perhaps most surprising, these homes prove that a high quality of life does not have to cost more. Some of the best homes in the nation serve primarily low-income people who are on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Tennessee, United States
ISBN
9780826515629
SKU
V9780826515629
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Beth Baker
A former hospital worker herself, Beth Baker is a freelance journalist, a regular contributor to the Washington Post Health Section and the AARP Bulletin. Baker is the winner of two Gold National Mature Media Awards for her reporting on aging.
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