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Definition of 'Housing for the Elderly'

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.

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Monday, November 23, 2009

Municipal night nurses' experience of the meaning of caring.

30 Aug 2009 The aim of this study was to elucidate municipal night registered nurses' (RNs) experiences of the meaning of caring in nursing. The research context involved all night duty RNs working in municipal care of older people in a medium-sized ... Read more...


Current patterns of diet in community-dwelling older men and women: results from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study.

21 Jul 2009 BACKGROUND: dietary patterns analysis takes account of the combined effects of foods and may be a more meaningful way of assessing dietary exposure than considering individual nutrients. Little is known about the dietary patterns of older adults in ... Read more...


The effect on caregiver burden of a problem-based home visiting programme for frail older people.

30 Jun 2009 OBJECTIVE: caregiver effects of geriatric care models focusing primarily at the patient have not been consistently studied. We studied caregiver effects of a nurse-led comprehensive geriatric evaluation and management (GEM) programme for ... Read more...

 

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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

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