Choosing a retirement community

A list of suggested readings that may prove useful in selecting an appropriate retirement community for a loved one. These works have been influential in shaping the architectural design and program content of Balfour.

1. Assisted Living for the Aged and Frail by Victor Regnier, Jennifer Hamilton, Suzie Yatabe. Columbia University Press. 1995.

2. Caring for Yourself while Caring for your Aging Parents by Claire Berman. Henry Holt and Company. 1996.

3. Improving the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes by the Institute of Medicine Committee on Nursing Homes. National Academy Press. 1986.

4. Old Friends by Tracy Kidder. Houghton Mifflin. 1993.

5. "The Sandwich Generation," by James Atlas. The New Yorker Magazine. Summer, 1997, pp. 54-60.

6. The Courage to Grow Old edited by Philip L. Berman. Ballantine Books. 1989.

7. The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease by Nancy L. Mace and Peter V. Rabins. Johns Hopkins University Press. 1981, 1991.

8. Why Survive? Being Old in America by Dr. Robert N. Butler. Harper & Row. 1975. (This book won the Pulitzer Prize.)

9. Woodside Place: The First Three Years of a Residential Alzheimer's Facility. Department of Health Services Administration, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh. 1995.