{"product_id":"9780801877216","title":"Assisted Living: Needs, Practices, and Policies in Residential Care for the Elderly","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith the number of elderly persons needing long-term care expected to double to 14 million over the next two decades, assisted living has become the popular choice for housing or care. Assisted living represents a promising model of long-term care that blurs the sharp distinction between nursing homes and community-based care and reduces the gap between receiving long-term care in one's own home and in an \"institution.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAssisted Living: Needs, Practices, and Policies in Residential Care for the Elderly\u003c\/i\u003e examines the evolving field of residential care and focuses on national issues of regulation, reimbursement, and staffing. The book is based on a four-state study of assisted living facilities and describes the facilities, the persons residing in them and their needs, and how the services vary by facility. Because one-third to two-thirds of residents in assisted living facilities have cognitive impairment, special attention is devoted to dementia care. The book also focuses on how today's long-term health care environment evolved, and it examines the future direction and implications of assisted living.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAssisted Living: Needs, Practices, and Policies in Residential Care for the Elderly\u003c\/i\u003e brings together a group of nationally recognized experts to help define the types of residential care that should be encouraged and sets guidelines for selecting an appropriate type of facility.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47078314868976,"sku":"9780801877216","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780801877216_p0.jpg?v=1769906552","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780801877216","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}