Bringing Assisted Living Services Into Congregate Housing: Residents' Perspectives

Gerontologist

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 766-770

  Sheehan, Nancy W ^a   Oakes, Claudia E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term care; Policy; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GERIATRIC CARE; HOME CARE; HOUSING; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; POLICY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; REVIEW;

EID: 0142212104     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/43.5.766     Document Type: Review

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