Overview
- Offers a comprehensive look at an emerging approach to housing and care for older adults in the United States
- Describes the demographics and finances of Older Adult Intentional Communities
- Explores and describes what draws people to become community members, how they operate, and their lived experiences
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Aging (BRIEFSAGING)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
In addition, the authors explored the benefits, challenges and surprises that community members have encountered along the way, and what these experiences have meant for their lives. Given its unique insights, the book offers a valuable resource for academics and all those working and interested in gerontology, sociology, psychology, nursing, public health, housing and the consumer sciences. It will also benefit active older adults who are considering new housing options.
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About the authors
Dr. Sherry Cummings is a Professor and Associate Dean at the University of Tennessee College of Social Work (UTCSW). She is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, a Past President of the Association of Gerontological Education in Social Work (AGESW), and a John A. Hartford Geriatric Social Work Scholar. Dr. Cummings’ area of research focuses on aging and mental health, in particular, older adults with depression, severe mental illness and alcohol misuse disorders. Her work has explored mental health issues and psychological well-being among older adults in multiple settings including assisted living facilities, public housing for older adults, and the general community. She has published over 50 articles and four books, and frequently presents her work at national and international conferences.
Nancy P. Kropf is Dean of Perimeter College and a Professor at the School of Social Work, Georgia State University. Dr. Kropf’s main area of research is late life caregiving relationships, with a focus on older adults as care providers. She is the author or editor of ten books and ninety articles and chapters in related areas. She has served as the President of the Association of Gerontology Education – Social Work (AGE – SW), past editor of the Practice Forum for the Journal of Gerontological Social Work, and past Treasurer and (current) Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Senior Cohousing
Book Subtitle: A New Way Forward for Active Older Adults
Authors: Sherry Cummings, Nancy P. Kropf
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Aging
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25362-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-25361-5Published: 24 July 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-25362-2Published: 12 July 2019
Series ISSN: 2211-3231
Series E-ISSN: 2211-324X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 82
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 25 illustrations in colour
Topics: Aging, Geriatrics/Gerontology