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A 20 page paper presenting an interesting exercise: write of something “psychological” in a detailed and personal narrative describing a setting to which psychological principles can be applied. The paper describes the structure and the people of Parkview, a seniors’ independent living apartment building. Though Parkview does not offer assisted living, it does offer many conveniences of great value to the elderly, as well as the security that so many elderly people find comforting. Residents have their own private apartments, but they have built a community within the building, one that helps others when they need help and provides a rich social life for individuals. The paper uses Maslow’s hierarchy of needs as its psychological base. At Parkview, seniors are free to progress through all five levels of Maslow’s pyramid. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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20 pages (~225 words per page)
File: CC6_KSpsycParkview.rtf
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life expectancy, greater numbers of individuals reaching retirement age, increasing health care costs and lack of appropriate options for senior citizens living arrangements all have contributed to the rise of
independent and assisted living facilities, particularly during the last decade. Parkview Independent Living Apartments provides small apartments and some communal services for residents, who typically can care for themselves
but need or want to be in an environment that affords a greater feeling of security than seniors can attain living totally alone.
It appears that this type of facility benefits seniors psychologically. They are able to gather with people their own age, accepting or declining personal invitations and group activities according
to their own schedules. They have "pull cords" inside their private apartments so that they can get help if they need it, and someone comes in to clean each
week so they are relieved of that chore. The independent living arrangement provides the security of a support system yet preserves seniors dignity and ability to manage their own
affairs. Parkview Independent Living Apartments This single apartment building opened in late fall, 1998, and by January 1999 only six of its original
24 apartments had been filled. Owners were concerned that they had misread the local market (Knoxville, Tennessee) and that perhaps there was not the unmet need in the area
that they had believed they had seen. The area holds several full nursing homes, a resident hospice and several assisted living facilities primarily targeting Alzheimers victims. There was
also one high-rise apartment building catering to seniors but offering no services of any kind. Until Parkview opened, there was no comparable facility in the area where seniors could
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