title: [Suitable housing--experiences of counseling facilities in Austria and Germany].
abstract: The article describes the experiences made by Austrian and German counseling agencies dealing with housing adaptation with technical appliances for elderly people. The collected data from a questioning of counseling institutions, most of them still pilot projects, are assessed and special focus is given to the organization and institutionalization of the counseling agencies, to the access to the institutions, to the process and program of counseling, to obstacles and hindrances, to the costs and financing of the institutions or the adaptations.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Technikfolgenabschätzung, Osterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Osterreich.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wild
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001107:Architectural Accessibility / Q000191:economics; D001317:Austria; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003376:Counseling / Q000191:economics; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology; D016330:Frail Elderly / Q000523:psychology*; D005858:Germany; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007380:Intermediate Care Facilities / Q000191:economics; D011788:Quality of Life; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D012931:Social Environment
vernacular_title: Wohnraumanpassung--Erfahrungen von Beratungsinstitutionen in Osterreich und Deutschland.