A framework for understanding homelike character in the context of assisted living housing

Journal of Housing for the Elderly

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 79-96

  Marsden, John P ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted living; Homelike character; Older adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937342292     PISSN: 02763893     EISSN: 1540353X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J081v15n01_07     Document Type: Article

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