Moving Beyond Place: Aging in Community

Moving Beyond Place: Aging in Community. This article presents the concept of aging in community as a useful successor to the concept of aging in place because the former shifts the emphasis away from dwellings and toward relationships. The authors describe models that demonstrate how the idea will...

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Published in:Generations (San Francisco, Calif.) Calif.), 2009-07, Vol.33 (2), p.12-17
Main Authors: Thomas, William, Blanchard, Janice
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Aging
Community
Cultural values
Nursing homes
Older people
Public policy
Rural Areas
Social capital
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Summary:Moving Beyond Place: Aging in Community. This article presents the concept of aging in community as a useful successor to the concept of aging in place because the former shifts the emphasis away from dwellings and toward relationships. The authors describe models that demonstrate how the idea will be replicable across the spectrum, from rural to urban, with benefits to the broadest possible segments of the population.
ISSN:0738-7806
2694-5126