Anatomy of a choice: Deciding on assisted living or nursing home care in Oregon

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 152-174

  Reinardy, James R ^a   Kane, Rosalie A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted living; Decision making; Long term care; Long term care preferences; Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PLACE PREFERENCE; RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037336251     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073346402250477     Document Type: Article

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