Can adapting the homes of older people and providing assistive technology pay its way?

Background: Adaptations and assistive technology (AT) have an important role in enabling older people to remain in their own homes. Objective: To measure the feasibility and cost of adaptations and AT, and the scope for these to substitute and supplement formal care. Design: Detailed design studies...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Age and ageing 2004-11, Vol.33 (6), p.571-576
Hauptverfasser:	Lansley, Peter, McCreadie, Claudine, Tinker, Anthea
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Activities of Daily Living Adaptation adaptations Aged Aged patients Aged, 80 and over Architectural Accessibility assistive technology Assistive technology devices Benchmarking care services Cost effectiveness Cost-Benefit Analysis Costs Dependency (Psychology) Economic aspects Elderly patients Elderly people Female Handicapped access device Home Care Services - economics Homes Homes and haunts Housing for the Elderly - economics Housing for the Elderly - standards Humans Independence Independent living Interior Design and Furnishings - economics Long term care Male Modification Older people Self-Help Devices - economics Self-Help Devices - psychology Self-help devices for the disabled social housing Technical aids Technology
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