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Residential Care

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  • Assisted living facilities (also known as residential or personal care homes) are increasingly available for older persons with disabilities and provide more homelike options for long-term living. Cost may be a barrier.

  • Person-centered care is reflected by care plans that support residents to achieve the desired quality of life and level of physical, mental, and psychosocial health.

  • Interdisciplinary teams create comprehensive assessments that support individualized care in residential settings.

  • Safety is a major concern in residential care settings. Falls and related injuries represent a common concern.

  • Palliative care and hospice are increasingly integrated into residential care settings in recognition that functional decline is often a harbinger of end of life.

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    Shabir Dard M.D., Nickie Lepcha M.D. & Elizabeth L. Cobbs M.D.

  2. George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA

    Shabir Dard M.D., Nickie Lepcha M.D. & Elizabeth L. Cobbs M.D.

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Dard, S., Lepcha, N., Cobbs, E.L. (2018). Residential Care. In: Nair, B. (eds) Geriatric Medicine. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3253-0_12

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