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Retirement Community Living: Facts, from an Elderly Viewpoint. Every passing year a growing number of our ageing population will enter the retirement ranks. As they go about making their retirement decisions these retirees will benefit by becoming increasingly informed about retirement community living. Retirees typically make decisions about their future after gaining a clearer grasp of retirement community life. Knowledge is important, and retirement community knowledge is especially important to the elderly. A sense of humor is a characteristic of these communities. Humor permeates the most dreary retirement environments. However, it can be quite difficult to poke fun at an old lady as she confronts Alzheimer's disease. Nonetheless, this book has a tongue-in-cheek perspective. The author takes a realistic and hands-on look at the retirement community scene, enabling readers to more easily appreciate what can and does happen in this retirement style.
First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
For list of publications see covers, pt. 28/30, April/June, 1890, p. x; pt. 82, December 1900, p. iii-iv.
This book is principally about health care, health services, the elderly patient, our global population, and the planet they all occupy. It was written for several reasons. Firstly, because the author is quite elderly and thereby accumulated considerable practical and personal insights into America’s medical care and health services for the aged. Secondly, he decided to share several personal medical events and experiences with others. Thirdly, he decided to express his concern for the overall quality of health care in America and to urge further improvements into the nature and character of patient care. Fourthly, he wished to stress the need to noticeably improve global health care and h...
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