A01=Benyamin Schwarz
ADL Assistance
ALF Resident
Assisted Living
Assisted Living Facilities
Assisted Living Industry
Assisted Living Providers
Assisted Living Residents
Author_Benyamin Schwarz
care
Category=VFG
Category=VFJG
Category=VFV
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
eq_bestseller
eq_health-lifestyle
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
facilities
facility case mix
haworth
HCFA
Health Care Financing Administration
High ADL
homelike environments in eldercare
Investigated Life Satisfaction
Long Term Care Options
Long Term Care Services
long-term
long-term services
Low Income Elders
low-income aging populations
MDS Data
Multi-unit Housing
OSCAR Data
Practice Award
press
Prolonged Residence
quality of life in residential care
realities
Renter Households
Resident Retention
residential
Residential Care Facilities
Residential Care Population
residents
senior care research
sobering
supportive
Utilize Community Resources
visitation impact studies
Product details
- ISBN 9780789014443
- Weight: 270g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 26 Nov 2001
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
Learn how to make elder housing more homelike!Taking an incisive look at assisted living for the elderly, Assisted Living: Sobering Realities is an important book for the professionals who work with aging Americans and their families. This vital book provides a multidisciplinary overview of the world of assisted living for older Americans. With unique insight and a keen clinical perspective, Assisted Living examines a variety of topics: the dilemma of aging in place, the realities of end-of-life care, and the ins and outs of residential care supply. Easy-to-read graphs and charts make the data user-friendly.This book delivers current information on:
- the housing needs of elderly renters, with case studies of 109 residents in two facilities
- the need for improved housing and services for low-income elderly, providing an overview of how successful facilities take a comprehensive approach in linking low-income elders with community-based services
- the advantages and disadvantages of residential care facilities
- research about aging in place from providers and residents’ perspectives
- the unmet needs of the elderly who qualify for housing assistance
- how visitation patterns affect the overall satisfaction and quality of life of assisted living residents
