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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782673203321

Autore

Allen James E (James Elmore), <1935->

Titolo

Assisted living administration [[electronic resource] ] : the knowledge base / / James E. Allen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer Publishing Co., c2004

ISBN

1-281-80659-5

9786611806590

0-8261-1508-X

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (561 p.)

Disciplina

362.16/0973

Soggetti

Congregate housing - United States - Administration

Older people - Home care - United States

Older people - Housing - United States

Community health services for older people - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 529-541) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Assisted living industry overview, management, leadership -- Assisted living facility organizational patterns; human resources -- Assisted living facility financing, business operations -- The assisted living facility environment : the long term care continuum laws and regulations -- Assisted living facility resident care.

Sommario/riassunto

Assisted living, the fastest growing residential option, burst upon the American landscape in the late 1980's. These facilities serve persons who no longer are able to live independently and need help with the activities of daily living, but do not need 24-hour nursing care. James Allen has updated and refined this second edition of Assisted Living Administration to include new information on the Senate Aging Taskforce report of 2003, and the financial shape of the industry. The volume also covers resident care issues, aging theories, as well as new industry data. This volume is intended as a