 Housing for the Elderly
"Housing for the Elderly" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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D016852
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| MeSH Number(s) |
J03.340.260 N01.224.791.400.410 N06.230.150.360.260
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Housing for the Elderly" by people in Profiles.
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Lum HD, Brown JB, Juarez-Colunga E, Betz ME. Physician involvement in life transition planning: a survey of community-dwelling older adults. BMC Fam Pract. 2015 Jul 30; 16:92.
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Silva-Smith AL, Feliciano L, Kluge MA, Yochim BP, Anderson LN, Hiroto KE, Qualls SH. The Palisades: an interdisciplinary wellness model in senior housing. Gerontologist. 2011 Jun; 51(3):406-14.
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Lewis CL, Kistler CE, Amick HR, Watson LC, Bynum DL, Walter LC, Pignone MP. Older adults' attitudes about continuing cancer screening later in life: a pilot study interviewing residents of two continuing care communities. BMC Geriatr. 2006 Aug 03; 6:10.
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Kistler CE, Lewis CL, Amick HR, Bynum DL, Walter LC, Watson LC. Older adults' beliefs about physician-estimated life expectancy: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Fam Pract. 2006 Feb 11; 7:9.
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