Sense of belonging to the community in continuing care retirement communities and adult day care centers: The role of the social network

Moving to a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) and living apart together (LAT) late in life are occurrences representing new beginnings in old age. However, they may also involve restrictions related to partnership characteristics and to the semi-totalitarian features of the CCRC. From community, person-in-environment and person–environment fit/misfit approaches, we aim to examine how LAT relationships are constructed in the CCRC from perspectives of residents and CCRC staff as members of the same semi-totalitarian communities. This could provide new understandings on CCRC features and LAT relationships for enhancing residents’ quality-of-life. A total of 30 semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted in three CCRCs in Israel: 10 with widowed LAT residents, 10 with widowed residents not LAT, and 10 with CCRC staff. The interviews were analyzed based on thematic analysis and triangulated to produce a broad and rich experience of LAT in the CCRC. Two themes that characterize LAT relationships in the CCRC were identified: (1) friendship rather than partnership characterize the LAT relationship and (2) not living together yet being all the time together. The intersection between the social environment (the CCRC) as a semi-totalitarian institution and the persons (residents in LAT and not in LAT and CCRC staff) is discussed. The discussion focuses on LAT relationships in the CCRC as representing exclusive friendship and the limited autonomy associated with not living together yet being all the time together. Implications on micro, mezzo, and macro levels are suggested.

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The Role of the Social Network in Psychosomatic Day Care and Inpatient Care

International Journal of Social Psychiatry ◽

10.1177/0020764008096162 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 55 (6) ◽

pp. 548-556 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Anna-Marie Lischka ◽

Antje Lind ◽

Michael Linden

Keyword(s):

Social Network ◽

Day Care ◽

Inpatient Care ◽

The Social

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“Home Is Where My Couch Is”: The Role of Possessions in the Process of Moving and Adjusting to Continuing Care Retirement Communities

Qualitative Health Research ◽

10.1177/1049732318780350 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 29 (4) ◽

pp. 577-588 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ohad Green ◽

Liat Ayalon

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Great Difficulty ◽

Retirement Communities ◽

Continuing Care ◽

Limited Space ◽

Continuing Care Retirement Communities

We examined the role of possessions in the process of moving and adjusting to continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). Totally, 59 CCRC residents in 12 CCRCs were interviewed. We categorized three main types of residents: “I want it all,” “I want it that way,” and “I want to break free.” Each type experienced differently the role that objects play in (a) the reasons for moving, (b) choosing a CCRC and a specific apartment, (c) organizing one’s belongings in preparation for relocation, and (d) adjusting to the new apartment. Most residents were attached to their belongings and reported having great difficulty leaving them behind. Our findings suggest that while older adults should be given every possible opportunity to make their own choices about their belongings, it is also necessary to balance between the desire to maintain continuity with their past, and the limited space of a CCRC apartment.

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New Democracy in Digital Era through Social Media and News Online

Humaniora ◽

10.21512/humaniora.v11i1.6182 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 13

Author(s):

Abitassha Az Zahra ◽

Eko Priyo Purnomo ◽

Aulia Nur Kasiwi

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Social Network ◽

Communication Networks ◽

Social Communication ◽

Development Policy ◽

Online News ◽

Digital Era ◽

The Social ◽

New Democracy

The research aimed to explain the pattern of social communication on the issue of rejection of the PLTU Batang development policy. It used data on Twitter accounts involved in the rejection of the PLTU Batang development policy. In analyzing existing data, qualitative methods and social analysis networks were used. To see social networks in the rejection of the PLTU Batang development policy, the research used the NodeXL application to find out the patterns of social communication networks in #TolakPLTUBatang. From the results, it can be seen that in the dissemination of social networking information, the @praditya_wibby account is the most central account in the social network and has a strong influence on the social network. The @praditya_wibby account has a role in moving the community through Twitter to make a critical social movement. This means that in the current digital era, democracy enters a new form through the movement of public opinion delivery through social media. Besides, by encouraging the role of online news, the distribution of information becomes faster to form new perceptions of an issue. This is evident from the correlation network where the @praditya_wibby account has correlations with several compass online media accounts, tirto.id, okezonenews, vice, antaranews, BBCIndonesia, and CNN Indonesia.

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