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Anatomy of a choice — deciding on assisted living or nursing home care in Oregon
Author(s)	James R Reinardy, Rosalie A Kane
Journal title	Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 22, no 1, March 2003
Pages	pp 152-174
Keywords	Sheltered housing ; Nursing homes ; Consumer choice ; Social surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	Interviews with 1,215 assisted living and nursing home residents and family members in Oregon compared assisted living residents and their family proxies with their nursing home counterparts regarding preferences for long-term care settings and circumstances and decisions surrounding their move. Analyses showed some differences between reported preferences by assisted living and nursing home groups, with the former placing more emphasis on control over private spaces and the latter on rehabilitation. There were also similarities, however, especially in the views of residents themselves rather than those of their family proxies. For example, high value given by both groups to help with care from staff, decisions on how much care, and private rooms indicate policy planners and providers should take into account such preferences and develop a hybrid of positively valued features in both assisted living and nursing homes. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-030430209 A
Classmark	KLA: LHB: WYC: 3F: 7T
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