Community resources for older adults with chronic illness.
Elders with chronic diseases frequently have problems with activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living. This article describes a holistic, elder-friendly community model. The review of the nursing, healthcare, and social science literature offers insight into the complexity of community resources for elders.
Weierbach
Florence M
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College of Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA.
Glick
Doris F
DF
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003153:Community Health Services; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012944:Social Support; D014481:United States