Agency-Assisted Shared Housing: The Nature of Programs and Matches.

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Title: Agency-Assisted Shared Housing: The Nature of Programs and Matches.
Language: English
Authors: Jaffe, Dale J., Howe, Elizabeth
Source: Gerontologist. Jun 1988 28(3):318-324.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 7
Publication Date: 1988
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Agency Role, Housing, Human Services, Intergenerational Programs, Older Adults
Abstract: Surveyed agency-assisted shared housing programs and interviewed clients of one program. Developed two typologies, one of programs and one of matches. Found independent matches, characterized by social distance, were likely to be dominant type created by housing-oriented programs; dependent matches, characterized by intimacy, were more likely to be created by service-oriented programs. (Author/NB)
Entry Date: 1989
Accession Number: EJ378565
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Surveyed agency-assisted shared housing programs and interviewed clients of one program. Developed two typologies, one of programs and one of matches. Found independent matches, characterized by social distance, were likely to be dominant type created by housing-oriented programs; dependent matches, characterized by intimacy, were more likely to be created by service-oriented programs. (Author/NB)