An investigation of housing needs supplied by a retirement center in Bozeman, Montana

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The purpose of this study which was done at Montana State University in 1965-1966 was to determine how the physical-plant, the rooms and apartments, the entire building, and the grounds met the physical v social, and routine needs of forty selected residents of Hillcrest Retirement Center in Bozeman, Montana.The data was obtained by structured interviews.Then, the findings were compiled and the replies were summarized.Conclusions supported by this study are that this type of housing did meet the needs of the retired elderly and that it was not an inexpensive answer to retirement living.Further, the residents interviewed concurred that moving to a retirement center should not be done until such a move was necessary.Finally, the recreation most frequently reported by those interviewed was the Thursday night planned entertainment , chapel services, walking, reading and visiting with other residents.The other facilities furnished by the retirement center that were used infrequently were th

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