Older people's decisions regarding 'ageing in place': A Western Australian case study

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 136-142

  Boldy, Duncan ^a   Grenade, Linda ^a   Lewin, Gill ^a   Karol, Elizabeth ^b   Burton, Elissa ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; Environment; Home care service; Housing; Public policy

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 80052994450     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2010.00469.x     Document Type: Article

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