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Leonard W. Kaye and Abraham Monk (eds.). Congregate Housing for Elderly, Theoretical, Policy and Programmatic Perspectives. Binghampton, NY: The Haworth Press, 1991.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2010

Danielle Maltais
Danielle Maltais
Affiliation:
Département des Sciences humaines, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi.
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Abstract

Though this is not a recent work (1991), it merits the attention of anyone who works in this field, as well as that of researchers in gerontology who are particularly interested in the issue of housing for elderly who have lost their autonomy. The authors of this book examine, from its numerous angles, the concept of congregate housing, a form of housing which provides a minimum of support services to elderly who are grappling with disabilities. Ten articles in the form of debates, analyses and real-life experiences allow readers to discover the complexity of this alternative to institutional living. The importance of this work cannot be denied, nor can the quality of the researchers who contributed to the various articles.

Type
Book Reviews/Comptes Rendus
Information
Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement , Volume 14 , Issue 3 , Automne/Fall 1995 , pp. 608 - 611
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 1995

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