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S. L. Sandel & D. R. Johnson, Waiting at the Gate: Creativity and Hope in the Nursing Home. New York: Haworth, 1987, 185 pp., $14.95 paper, $22.95 hardcover

S. L. Sandel & D. R. Johnson, Waiting at the Gate: Creativity and Hope in the Nursing Home. New... Book Reviews 421 attend to the structure and perspective of institutional functioning that influence (impede) effective collaboration with families. In this area the chapters on family functioning in nursing homes provide fresh and much needed insights into the organizational constraints as well as the potential for restructuring present practices to strengthen both family cohesiveness and institutional functioning. The book generally reads easily, with useful tables and extensive documentation. It provides the researcher or practitioner with an impressive bibliography of current family caregiving literature. The work provokes as many research questions about family-bureaucratic dynamics as it answers. Many practical, innovative family support interventions are also proposed. Thus it is a valuable resource for any courses on aging families, or long-term care services for the aged. Individual chapters are useful to practitioners questioning family support in varied settings, and the book as a whole is not only digestible but stimulating for practitioners, institutional administrators, and academicians. Margaret D. Cohn Faculty Associate Department of Human Development and Famiry Studies, College of Health and Human Development Pennsylvania State University S. L. Sandel & D. R. Johnson, Waifingat the Gate: Creativity andHope in the Nursing Home. New York: Haworth, 1987, 185 pp., $14.95 paper, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Applied Gerontology SAGE

S. L. Sandel & D. R. Johnson, Waiting at the Gate: Creativity and Hope in the Nursing Home. New York: Haworth, 1987, 185 pp., $14.95 paper, $22.95 hardcover

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Journal of Applied Gerontology , Volume 7 (3): 3 – Sep 1, 1988
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© 1988 Southern Gerontological Society
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0733-4648
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10.1177/073346488800700311
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Book Reviews 421 attend to the structure and perspective of institutional functioning that influence (impede) effective collaboration with families. In this area the chapters on family functioning in nursing homes provide fresh and much needed insights into the organizational constraints as well as the potential for restructuring present practices to strengthen both family cohesiveness and institutional functioning. The book generally reads easily, with useful tables and extensive documentation. It provides the researcher or practitioner with an impressive bibliography of current family caregiving literature. The work provokes as many research questions about family-bureaucratic dynamics as it answers. Many practical, innovative family support interventions are also proposed. Thus it is a valuable resource for any courses on aging families, or long-term care services for the aged. Individual chapters are useful to practitioners questioning family support in varied settings, and the book as a whole is not only digestible but stimulating for practitioners, institutional administrators, and academicians. Margaret D. Cohn Faculty Associate Department of Human Development and Famiry Studies, College of Health and Human Development Pennsylvania State University S. L. Sandel & D. R. Johnson, Waifingat the Gate: Creativity andHope in the Nursing Home. New York: Haworth, 1987, 185 pp., $14.95 paper,

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