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Frontline Workers in Assisted Living
. Ed(S): Ball, Mary M.; Perkins, Molly M.; Hollingsworth, Carole; Kemp, Candace L.
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Description for Frontline Workers in Assisted Living
Based on a three-year study of assisted living workers, this important, original analytical snapshot of the assisted living industry provides teachable, practicable lessons for researchers, scholars, and professionals in gerontology and assisted living. Editor(s): Ball, Mary M.; Perkins, Molly M.; Hollingsworth, Carole; Kemp, Candace L. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 670.
This volume provides an in-depth look at the people who staff assisted living facilities, the tasks they perform, and the environments in which they work. As the population of the United States ages, increasing numbers of frail older persons are choosing assisted living as a means of maintaining independence and delaying or avoiding admission to a nursing home. But assisted living workers-mostly women and minorities-are already in short supply and their numbers are shrinking. The work generally pays substandard wages. It is physically hard, dirty, and mentally and emotionally challenging. This book uses qualitative methods and multilevel statistical modeling ... Read more
This volume provides an in-depth look at the people who staff assisted living facilities, the tasks they perform, and the environments in which they work. As the population of the United States ages, increasing numbers of frail older persons are choosing assisted living as a means of maintaining independence and delaying or avoiding admission to a nursing home. But assisted living workers-mostly women and minorities-are already in short supply and their numbers are shrinking. The work generally pays substandard wages. It is physically hard, dirty, and mentally and emotionally challenging. This book uses qualitative methods and multilevel statistical modeling ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801894930
SKU
V9780801894930
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About . Ed(S): Ball, Mary M.; Perkins, Molly M.; Hollingsworth, Carole; Kemp, Candace L.
Mary M. Ball is an associate research professor at Georgia State University's Gerontology Institute. Molly M. Perkins is a senior research fellow and adjunct professor at Georgia State University's Gerontology Institute. Carole Hollingsworth is a research coordinator at Georgia State University's Gerontology Institute; she is a coauthor, along with Mary Ball and Molly Perkins, of Communities of Care: Assisted ... Read more
Reviews for Frontline Workers in Assisted Living
"This is an excellent resource for scholars and researchers studying any type of residential long-term care, as well as for administrators of long-term care facilities and policy experts who deal with assisted living." - Nancy Sheehan, UConn Center on Aging"