Supportive living environments: A first concept of a dwelling designed for older adults with dementia

Dementia

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 293-316

  Van Hoof, Eur Ing Joost ^a   Kort, Helianthe S M ^b  

^a Faculteit Gezondheidszorg   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Care; Dementia; Home modifications; Independence; Older adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 65449124945     PISSN: 14713012     EISSN: 17412684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1471301209103276     Document Type: Article

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