Assisted living : needs, practices, and policies in residential care for the elderly

Assisted living : needs, practices, and policies in residential care for the elderly / edited by Sheryl Zimmerman, Philip D. Sloane, J. Kevin Eckert ; foreword by M. Powell Lawton.

This text examines the evolving field of residential care and focuses on national issues of regulation, reimbursement and staffing. The book describes assisted-living facilities, those living in them, their needs and how services vary.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Zimmerman, Sheryl, 1957- (Editor), Sloane, Philip D. (Editor), Eckert, J. Kevin (Editor), Lawton, M. Powell (Mortimer Powell), 1923-2001 (writer of the foreword.)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.
Subjects:	Congregate housing > United States. Older people > Housing > United States. Older people > Care > United States. Life care communities > United States > Management. Long-term care of the sick. Older people. Older people > Dwellings. Older people > Housing. elderly. housing for the elderly. FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Abuse > Elder Abuse. FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Eldercare. Older people > Dwellings Older people Long-term care of the sick Congregate housing Life care communities > Management Older people > Care Older people > Housing Ouderen. Integrale zorg. Verzorgingshuizen. Voorzieningen. Verpleeghuizen. United States Verenigde Staten.
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Summary:	This text examines the evolving field of residential care and focuses on national issues of regulation, reimbursement and staffing. The book describes assisted-living facilities, those living in them, their needs and how services vary.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xvii, 344 pages) : illustrations
Format:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	0801877210 9780801877216 0801867053 9780801867057
Language:	English.
Reproduction Note:	Electronic reproduction.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:	Print version record.
Action Note:	digitized