Assisted Living: Needs, Practices, and Policies in Residential Care for the Elderly
In bringing together and analyzing a large amount of data concerning the status of assisted living and the changing nature of long-term care in the United States—based upon the editors' soundly designed, multi-state study—this volume makes an original and substantial contribution to the field. This book will appeal to health care planners and policy makers, as well as to students and teachers in gerontology.(Richard Bennett, M.D., The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)This study is the largest, most comprehensive study of residential care/assisted living ever undertaken.(Georg GottschalkHousing Studies)The most comprehensive study of RC/AL ever undertaken... Policy makers, educators, advocates, and service providers along the continuum of care for older adults will find this work impressive.(Susan DaggettInside GCM)