The unequal availability of affordable assisted living units in Florida's counties

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 349-369

  Golant, Stephen M ^a,c   Salmon, Jennifer M ^b,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c University of Florida ^*

^d MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Affordable elderly housing; Assisted living facilities; Florida; Housing inequality; Location inequities; Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILIA; HOSPITAL BED; HOUSING; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAID; NURSING HOME; POLICY; POPULATION; POVERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 8144224898     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464804270580     Document Type: Article

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