Assisted living: The philosophical challenges of everyday practice

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 379-404

  Utz, Rebecca L ^a  

^a Population Studies Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted living; Health care administration; Long term care; Medical model; Philosophy of care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; CONSUMER; COST; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NURSING HOME; PHILOSOPHY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; TRAINING;

EID: 0041319513     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464803253589     Document Type: Article

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