The search and selection of assisted living facilities by elders and family

Medical Care

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 729-738

  Castle, Nicholas G ^a   Sonon, Kristen E ^a  

^a GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging in place; Assisted living; Choice; Long term care

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; CONSUMER; COST; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGE FACTORS; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34547609615     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3180618b6e     Document Type: Article

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