Home Modifications for the Elderly: Implications for the Occupational Therapist

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics

Volumn 16, Issue 42067, 2000, Pages 135-144

  Auriemma, Donald ^a   Faust, Sharon ^a,b   Sibrian, Karla ^b   Jimenez, Juan ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Northwell Health   (United States)

Author keywords

aging in place; Architectural barriers; assistive devices; elderly; environmental adaptions; home modifications; impairment; independence; older adults; universal design

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ARCHITECTURE; COGNITION; ELDERLY CARE; ENVIRONMENT; ERGONOMICS; HOUSING; INDEPENDENCE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; REVIEW; SAFETY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0033303842     PISSN: 02703181     EISSN: 15413152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/J148v16n03_08     Document Type: Article

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