HLTHAGE 1BB3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Reverse Mortgage, Life Annuity, Universal Design
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Ecological model: the lawton-nahemow model of interaction between the individual and the environment that holds that a person"s ability and the demands of the environment influence that person"s life satisfaction and ability to function. Environmental press: the demands of the environment on a person. Aging in place: the situation of older people living into late old age in the same place they lived in their middle years. Collective dwellings: dwellings that include health care facilities; also refers to long-term care institutions. The decision to live alone: the proportion of older people who live alone increases with age, women aged 75 to 84 show the greatest tendency to live alone. Intimacy at a distance: the desire of many older people to live near, but not with, their children. Diets and discipline: the narratives of practice of university students with type 1 diabetes.