Impaired and Disabled Elderly in the Community.

Ford, Amasa B.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ433981

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Impaired and Disabled Elderly in the Community.

Ford, Amasa B.; And Others

American Journal of Public Health, v81 n9 p1207-09 Sep 1991

Interviews with a random sample of 1,598 persons aged 65 years and older in 1975 with followups in 1984 provide information about the distribution between community and institutional care of urban elderly in Cleveland (Ohio). Support factors that enable persons to remain in the community are identified. (SLD)

Descriptors: Disabilities, Followup Studies, Institutionalized Persons, Interviews, Long Term Care, Nursing Homes, Older Adults, Residential Care, Social Support Groups, Urban Demography

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Ohio (Cleveland)

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