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| Examining attitudes toward the Homecare Suite: a new housing alternative for elders | | Author(s) | Deborah E Altus, R Mark Mathews, Karl D Kosloski |
| Journal title | Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 16, no 4, December 1997 |
| Pages | pp 459-476 |
| Keywords | Plus granny extensions ; Living with family ; Family care ; Personnel ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | For a housing option to be viable on the continuum of long-term care, it needs the approval of professionals (who would recommend it) and caregivers (who would use it). The purpose of this study was to compare attitudes of these important audiences toward the Homecare Suite - a private, fully accessible, modular apartment that families who wish to care for their older relatives at home can temporarily install in their garages. Results showed that professionals were significantly more favourable toward the Homecare Suite than were caregivers, whereas caregivers with older relatives living in the community were more receptive than were caregivers with institutionalised older people. This preliminary evaluation suggests that further study of this housing innovation is needed. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981015238 A |
| Classmark | KHF: KA:SJ: P6:SJ: QM: 7T |
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