title: Outreach services in "God's waiting room".
abstract: Miami Beach--or "God's Waiting Room" as some have flippantly named it--has an overwhelming number of elderly people living on low incomes. This article describes the community-based programs instituted by one long-term care facility that not only provide a viable alternative to institutionalization, but are cost effective as well.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003153:Community Health Services; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D003631:Day Care, Medical; D005431:Florida; D005853:Geriatrics; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006782:Hospitals, Special; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D011383:Progressive Patient Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012947:Social Work