Policy and research issues for small assisted living facilities

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1-16

  Morgan, Leslie A ^a   Eckert, J Kevin ^a   Gruber Baldini, Ann L ^a   Zimmerman, Sheryl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted living; Facility size; Housing policy; Measurement; Qualitative data

Indexed keywords

HOUSING POLICY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SERVICE PROVISION;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; POLICY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; MARYLAND; NEW JERSEY; NORTH CAROLINA; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 11144279422     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J031v16n04_01     Document Type: Article

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