Benyamin Schwarz

Assisted Living (eBook, PDF)

Sobering Realities

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Learn how to make elder housing more homelike!Taking an incisive look at assisted living for the elderly, Assisted Living: Sobering Realities is an important book for the professionals who work with aging Americans and their families. This vital book provides a multidisciplinary overview of the world of assisted living for older Americans. With unique insight and a keen clinical perspective, Assisted Living examines a variety of topics: the dilemma of aging in place, the realities of end-of-life care, and the ins and outs of residential care supply. Easy-to-read graphs and charts make the data user-friendly.This book delivers current information on:

• the housing needs of elderly renters, with case studies of 109 residents in two facilities
• the need for improved housing and services for low-income elderly, providing an overview of how successful facilities take a comprehensive approach in linking low-income elders with community-based services
• the advantages and disadvantages of residential care facilities
• research about aging in place from providers and residents' perspectives
• the unmet needs of the elderly who qualify for housing assistance
• how visitation patterns affect the overall satisfaction and quality of life of assisted living residents

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 148
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Februar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135417901
• Artikelnr.: 40528947

Autorenporträt

Benyamin Schwarz

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
* Introduction
* Chapter 1. How Long Can I Stay?: The Dilemma of Aging in Place in
Assisted Living
* Chapter 2. Residents in Assisted Living Facilities and Visitation
Patterns
* Chapter 3. Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly: Toward
Understanding Their Place in Community-Based Long-Term Care
* Chapter 4. Residential Care Supply and Nursing Home Case Mix
* Chapter 5. Impacts of Profit Status of Assisted Living Facilities
* Chapter 6. A Framework for Understanding Homelike Character in the
Context of Assisted Living Housing
* Chapter 7. Linking Housing and Services for Low-Income Elderly:
Lessons from 1994 Best Practice Award Winners
* Chapter 8. Exploring the Housing Assistance Needs of Elderly Renters
* Index
* Reference Notes Included