title: Psychological well-being of elderly board and care home residents.
abstract: This paper examines the effect of several social and physical environmental features of small unregulated board and care homes on the psychological well-being of elderly residents. Data were collected from operators (N = 177) and residents (N = 285) of board and care homes in five counties in Ohio. The social aspects of the environment such as peer relationships had a more significant impact on resident's psychological well-being than aspects of the physical environment.
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Namazi
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Eckert
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kahana
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lyon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D012931:Social Environment