Assisted Living Facilities
"Assisted Living Facilities" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A housing and health care alternative combining independence with personal care. It provides a combination of housing, personalized supportive services and health care designed to meet the needs, both scheduled and unscheduled, of those who need help with activities of daily living. (www.alfa.org)
| Descriptor ID |
D040561
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| MeSH Number(s) |
J03.775.187 N02.278.825.187
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Assisted Living Facilities" by people in Profiles.
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Relationship between system-level characteristics of assisted living facilities and the health and safety of unlicensed staff. AAOHN J. 2011 Apr; 59(4):173-80.
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Staff training in assisted living: evaluating treatment fidelity. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2010 Jun; 18(6):502-9.
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Improving dementia care in assisted living residences: addressing staff reactions to training. Geriatr Nurs. 2009 May-Jun; 30(3):153-63.
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Identifying the barriers and challenges to voting by residents in nursing homes and assisted living settings. J Aging Soc Policy. 2008; 20(1):65-79.