Assisted Living: Needs, Practices, and Policies in Residential Care for the Elderly

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Contents Foreword, M. Powell Lawton vii Preface xi List of Contributors xv Introduction Catherine Hawes 1 I Key Topics in Assisted Living 1 State Policy and Regulations Robert L. Mollica 9 2 Residential Care/Assisted Living in the Changing Health Care Environment Michael A. Nolin and Robert L. Mollica 34 3 Creating a Therapeutic Environment: Lessons from Northern European Models Victor A. Regnier and Anne Copeland Scott 53 4 Staffing Problems and Strategies in Assisted Living R. Tamara Hodlewsky 78 5 African American Use of Residential Care in North Carolina Elizabeth J. Mutran, S. Sudha, Peter S. Reed, Manoj Menon, and Tejas Desai 92 II Diversity in Profile: Assisted Living in Four States 6 An Overview of the Collaborative Studies of Long-Term Care Sheryl Zimmerman, Philip D. Sloane, J. Kevin Eckert, Verita Custis Buie, Joan F. Walsh, Gary Grove Koch, and J. Richard Hebel 117 7 Resident Characteristics Leslie A. Morgan, Ann L. Gruber-Baldini, and Jay Magaziner 144 8 The Physical Environment Philip D. Sloane, Sheryl Zimmerman, and Joan F. Walsh 173 9 The Process of Care Sheryl Zimmerman, J. Kevin Eckert, and Judith B. Wildfire 198 10 Aging in Place Shulamit L. Bernard, Sheryl Zimmerman, and J. Kevin Eckert 224 11 Care for Persons with Dementia Philip D. Sloane, Sheryl Zimmerman, and Marcia G. Ory 242 12 Economics and Financing Sally C. Stearns and Leslie A. Morgan 271 13 Connectedness in Residential Care: A Qualitative Perspective J. Kevin Eckert, Sheryl Zimmerman, and Leslie A. Morgan 292 III Future Directions in Assisted Living 14 Emerging Issues in Residential Care/Assisted Living Sheryl Zimmerman, Philip D. Sloane, and J. Kevin Eckert 317 Index 333 vi Contents ...