Contents -- List of Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Miss Helen at Valley Glen Home -- 3 Opal at Franciscan House -- 4 Karen at Huntington Inn -- 5 Mrs. Koehler at Middlebury Manor -- 6 Dr. Catherine at the Chesapeake -- 7 Mr. Sidney at Laurel Ridge -- 8 Everyday Life in Assisted Living -- 9 Aging in Places -- 10 The Reality and the Promise of Assisted Living -- Appendix: Technical Description of the Research Project -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W.