Description |
xvii, 344 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
I. Key topics in assisted living -- 1. State policy and regulations / Robert L. Mollica -- 2. Residential care/assisted living in the changing health care environment / Michael A. Nolin and Robert L. Mollica -- 3. Creating a therapeutic environment : lessons from Northern European models / Victor A. Regnier and Anne Copeland Scott -- 4. Staffing problems and strategies in assisted living / R. Tamara Hodlewsky -- 5. African-American use of residential care in North Carolina / Elizabeth J. Mutran, S. Sudha, Peter Reed, Manoj Menon, and Tejas Desai -- II. Diversity in profile : assisted living in four states -- 6. Overview of the collaborative studies of long-term care / Sheryl S. Zimmerman, Philip D. Sloane, J. Kevin Eckert, Verita Custis Buie, Joan F. Walsh, Gary Grove Koch, and J. Richard Hebel -- 7. Resident characteristics / Leslie A. Morgan, Ann I. Gruber-Baldini, and Jay Magaziner -- 8. Physical environment / Philip D. Sloane, Sheryl S. Zimmerman, and Joan F. Walsh -- 9. Process of care / Sheryl S. Zimmerman, J. Kevin Eckert, and Judith B. Wildfire -- 10. Aging in place / Shulamit l. Bernard, Sheryl S. Zimmerman, and J. Kevin Eckert -- 11. Care for persons with dementia / Philip D. Sloane, Sheryl S. Zimmerman, and Marcia Ory --12. Economics and financing / Sally C. Stearns and Leslie A. Morgan -- 13. Connectedness in residential care : a qualitative perspective / J. Kevin Eckert, Sheryl S. Zimmerman, and Leslie A. Morgan -- III. Future directions in assisted living -- 14. Emerging issues in residential care/assisted living / Sheryl S. Zimmerman, Philip D. Sloane, and J. Kevin Eckert -- Index. |
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. |
Subject |
Congregate housing -- United States.
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Older people.
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Life care communities -- United States -- Management.
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Housing for the Elderly.
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Older people.
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Added Author |
Zimmerman, Sheryl, 1957-
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Sloane, Philip D.
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Eckert, J. Kevin.
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ISBN |
0801867053 alkaline paper |
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