A National Study of Residential Care for the Aged
- 1 August 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Gerontologist
- Vol. 26 (4) , 405-417
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/26.4.405
Abstract
A national survey of Residential Care Home (RCH) programs and a 5-state survey of RCHs and the elderly they serve revealed that in 1980 there were 118 RCH programs regulating 29,282 facilities serving some elderly with a total of 371,734 beds. Most facilities were family owned and operated. A provider survey revealed that homes regulated by departments of health were more institutional than were homes regulated by integrated, social service departments. Elderly residents had high satisfaction and only 13.2%of elders fit poorly into homes.Keywords
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