Assisted Living: Sobering Realities

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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Assisted Living: Sobering Realities

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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Assisted Living: Sobering Realities

Assisted Living: Sobering Realities

by Benyamin Schwarz
Assisted Living: Sobering Realities

Assisted Living: Sobering Realities

by Benyamin Schwarz

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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

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781135417970
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 02/25/2014
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 148
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Benyamin Schwarz

Table of Contents

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
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