Assisted Living Pilot Program: Health outcomes

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 190-207

  Hedrick, Susan C ^a   Guihan, Marylou ^b   Chapko, Michael K ^a   Sullivan, Jean ^c   Zhou, Xiao Hua ^a   Manheim, Larry M ^b   Forsberg, Christopher W ^c   Mambourg, Floss J ^d  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Puget Sound Health Care System

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted living; Long term care; Longitudinal design; Outcomes; Residential care facilities

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 58349086571     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264308328929     Document Type: Article

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