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Litwak, Eugene; Kulis, Steve – 1980
This paper discusses how networks of elderly people change with stages of disability. Senior citizens in 80 nursing homes (40 in New York and 40 in Florida) were interviewed. The authors examine how spouses, relatives, neighbors, friends, and acquaintances help out when the elderly are robust, how these patterns of help change when the elderly…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Aging (Individuals), Change, Gerontology
