Integrating housing and long-term care services for the elderly: a social marketing approach.
Subsidized senior high-rise apartments have tended to neglect the needs of an increasingly aged and frail resident population. Research demonstrates that this population has greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing. This paper makes the case for a vertically integrated marketing approach to serving the elderly. Such an approach would combine housing and community based long-term care services into a single system of care. Enriched senior high-rise apartments are a viable alternative for elders who need assistance in order to maintain an independent lifestyle.
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School of Social Work, University of Missouri-Columbia 65211.
D000368:Aged; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000379:methods; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D016330:Frail Elderly / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016852:Housing for the Elderly / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000379:methods*; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D011203:Poverty; D011638:Public Housing / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States