TY - JOUR
T1 - Seniors for justice
T2 - A political and social action group for nursing home residents
AU - Hubbard, Pamela
AU - Werner, Perla
AU - Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska
AU - Shusterman, Rochelle
PY - 1992/12
Y1 - 1992/12
N2 - This article describes a political and social action group of cognitively intact nursing home residents. Organized in response to residents’ desire to “do something” about social issues, the group is coordinated by one of the nursing home’s recreational therapists, who expected participation in the group to maximize residents’ autonomy and sense of control. Benefits mentioned by the participants included: The opportunity to communicate their thoughts, keeping busy, and feeling part of the larger community.
AB - This article describes a political and social action group of cognitively intact nursing home residents. Organized in response to residents’ desire to “do something” about social issues, the group is coordinated by one of the nursing home’s recreational therapists, who expected participation in the group to maximize residents’ autonomy and sense of control. Benefits mentioned by the participants included: The opportunity to communicate their thoughts, keeping busy, and feeling part of the larger community.
KW - Empowerment
KW - Institutionalized elderly
KW - Sense of control
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0026442709&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1093/geront/32.6.856
DO - 10.1093/geront/32.6.856
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AN - SCOPUS:0026442709
SN - 0016-9013
VL - 32
SP - 856
EP - 858
JO - The Gerontologist
JF - The Gerontologist
IS - 6
ER -