title: The effect of housing on perceptions of quality of life of older adults participating in a medicaid long-term care demonstration project.
abstract: As the nation struggles with the great increase in the numbers of older adults, many questions arise about how to provide housing and long-term care options that will ensure the quality of life of older adults. This study demonstrates that older adults and their families perceive quality of life more positively once moved from a nursing home to an assisted living facility using Medicaid funds. Results of this exploratory study are promising and suggest that having housing options available across the continuum of care with individualized case management offers older adults the hope for "quality living".
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kelley-Gillespie
authors.forename: O William
authors.initials: OW
authors.lastname: Farley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D040561:Assisted Living Facilities / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019090:Case Management; D002755:Choice Behavior; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly / Q000523:psychology*; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008484:Medicaid; D008875:Middle Aged; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012931:Social Environment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014589:Utah