Aging

Studies from University of Massachusetts describe new findings in nursing

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"In this article, the focus is on the changing nature of expectations and experiences of aging in three generations of a middle class family. This personal account details the way in which these generational expectations have changed, and what the long-term care system provides," wrote F.L. Portnoy and colleagues, University of Massachusetts.

The researchers concluded: "Continuing care communities provide a setting for the older generation, but changing economic circumstances raise questions about how society will provide adequate long-term care for the next cohort of elders.."

Portnoy and colleagues published their study in Nursing Clinics of North America (The Challenges to Long-Term Care: A Personal Account. Nursing Clinics of North America, 2009;44(2):247+).

For additional information, contact F.L. Portnoy, University of Massachusetts, College Nursing & Health Science, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125, USA.

The publisher's contact information for the journal Nursing Clinics of North America is: W B Saunders Co-Elsevier Inc., 1600 John F Kennedy Boulevard, Ste. 1800, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2899, USA.

Keywords: United States, Boston, Life Sciences, Aging, Nursing Research, University of Massachusetts.

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