Mary M Ball

Biographic Data

ID185346
NAMEMary M Ball
GIVEN NAMESMary M
FAMILY NAMEBall
SIGNATUREBALL M M
AFFILIATIONSGeorgia State University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS13
TOTAL CITATIONS126
AUTHOR COUNT13
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1959
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
H-INDEX6

  • Limiting and Promoting Resident Self-Care in Assisted Living

    Open AccessJennifer Craft Morgan, Candace L Kemp et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2021Cited by: 1References: 5

    Strategies for promoting self-care must involve residents and care partners and include convoy education in collaborative goal-setting, prioritizing care that supports the goals, and putting resources in place to support goal achievement

  • Contours of “here”

    Open AccessAnn E Vandenberg, Mary M Ball et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aging Studies2018Cited by: 2References: 16

  • Maneuvering Together, Apart, and at Odds

    Open AccessCandace L Kemp, Mary M Ball et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2017Cited by: 8References: 3

    Care convoys clearly shape care experiences and outcomes. Identifying strategies for establishing effective communication and collaboration practices and promoting convoy member consensus, particularly over time, is essential to the creation and maintenance of successful and supportive care partnerships

  • Exposing the Backstage

    Open AccessCandace L Kemp, Mary M Ball et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2017Cited by: 2References: 36

    In this article, we analyze the research experiences associated with a longitudinal qualitative study of residents' care networks in assisted living. Using data from researcher meetings, field notes, and memos, we critically examine our design and decision making and accompanying methodological implications. We focus on one complete wave of data collection involving 28 residents and 114 care network members in four diverse settings followed for 2…

  • This is our last stop”

    Open AccessMary M Ball, Candace L Kemp et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aging Studies2014Cited by: 8References: 2

  • Coming together and pulling apart

    Open AccessNavtej K Sandhu, Candace L Kemp et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aging Studies2013Cited by: 5References: 6

  • Relational autonomy in assisted living

    Open AccessMolly M Perkins, Mary M Ball et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aging Studies2012Cited by: 33References: 15

  • Convoys of care

    Open AccessCandace L Kemp, Mary M Ball et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aging Studies2012Cited by: 31References: 7

  • They are the reason I come to work”

    Open AccessMary M Ball, Michael Lepore et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aging Studies2008Cited by: 18References: 6

  • Communities of Care

    Mary M Ball, Bess L Combs et al.BOOKCommunities of care2005

    "Little is known about why and when African American elders seek formal long-term care, or about the characteristics of assisted living environments they consider most desirable. Drawing on qualitative studies conducted between 1998 and 2001, the authors of Communities of Care provide important information on historic and current trends in assisted living systems serving African Americans." "Focusing on six facilities that have become models of l…

  • Independence in assisted living

    Open AccessMary M Ball, Molly M Perkins et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aging Studies2004Cited by: 18References: 6

  • Managing the Care Needs of Low-Income Board-and-Care Home Residents

    Open AccessMolly M Perkins, Mary M Ball et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2004References: 13

    Small, low-income board-and-care homes play a critical role in the long-term care system, serving a variety of at-risk groups, including chronically mentally ill individuals, frail elders, and developmentally disabled adults. Unfortunately, the supply of homes available to serve these populations is decreasing. The purpose of this study, based on an in-depth ethnographic case study of one small (13-bed) African American-owned and -operated home i…

  • Seato and Subversion

    Open AccessMary M Ball, M Margaret BallARTICLEPolitical Science1959