Housing for the Elderly - Research News and Information

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Sheltered housing compared to independent housing in the community.

30 May 2008 BACKGROUND: With elderly people desiring to live independently as long as possible, traditional homes for the elderly are increasingly being transformed into sheltered accommodations. In order to assess the importance of housing for frail elderly ... Read more...

Predictors of psychosocial adaptation among elderly residents in long-term care settings.

30 May 2008 This cross-sectional descriptive study explored psychosocial adaptation and its determinants among elderly residents of long-term care facilities. A convenience sample of 165 elderly residents was recruited from two nursing homes and two assisted ... Read more...

Relationship skills building with older adults.

30 May 2008 Relationship skills building is the focus of an innovative clinical experience with older adults for junior level nursing students in a psychiatric mental health course. The clinical experience is designed to help students apply, integrate, and ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Housing for the Elderly'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Grandma-forgets-to-take-her-meds disease. 7 Sep 2008
• Sheltered housing compared to independent housing in the community. 30 May 2008
• Predictors of psychosocial adaptation among elderly residents in long-term care settings. 30 May 2008
• Relationship skills building with older adults. 30 May 2008
• Residential and caregiver preferences of older Korean Americans. 30 May 2008
• Sheltered housing: building bridges between nurses and housing staff. 30 May 2008
• Future housing plans and funding for the care of older people. 30 May 2008
• The comparative ability of eight functional mobility tests for predicting falls in community-dwelling older people. 14 May 2008
• Minimal effect on energy intake by additional evening meal for frail elderly service flat residents--a pilot study. 29 Apr 2008
• The oldest old in England and Wales: a descriptive analysis based on the MRC Cognitive Function and Ageing Study. 16 Apr 2008
• Promoting independence in residential care: successful recruitment for a randomized controlled trial. 6 Apr 2008
• Medical complaints and psychosocial and cultural characteristics of a nationwide sample of 2,136 community-dwelling Brazilian elderly people: the Fundação Perseu Abramo project. 30 Mar 2008
• Complex interventions to improve physical function and maintain independent living in elderly people: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 28 Feb 2008
• Aging in place and negotiated risk agreements. 28 Feb 2008
• [Changes in the social networks of older adults who are beneficiaries of public housing projects in Chile] 28 Feb 2008
• An evaluation of second and third generation telecare services in older people's housing. 30 Dec 2007
• Normative beliefs about sharing housing with an older family member. 30 Dec 2007
• Rate setting and disclosure in continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). 30 Dec 2007
• Theoretical substruction illustrated by the Theory of Learned Resourcefulness. 30 Dec 2007
• The potential impact of discrimination fears of older gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender individuals living in small- to moderate-sized cities on long-term health care. 30 Dec 2007

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Technical information about 'Housing for the Elderly'

Definition: Housing arrangements for the elderly or aged, intended to foster independent living. The housing may take the form of group homes or small apartments. It is available to the economically self-supporting but the concept includes housing for the elderly with some physical limitations. The concept should be differentiated from HOMES FOR THE AGED which is restricted to long-term geriatric facilities providing supervised medical and nursing services.

Descriptor UI: D016852

Alternative terms: Housing for the Elderly; Life Care Centers, Retirement; Continuing Care Retirement Centers;

Related Mesh Headings: Homes for the Aged;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: N01.224.791.400.410; N06.230.150.360.260;

History Note: 92

Technical Notes: for the able-bodied: do not confuse with HOMES FOR THE AGED, med & nurs care for the aged sick