A room with a grim view: the 'ambient despair' that marks life in assisted living.
After entering an assisted living facility at age fifty-three because of young-onset Parkinson's, an observer-advocate contemplates the dire need for long-term care reform.
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M
Bayne
D000368:Aged; D001107:Architectural Accessibility; D040561:Assisted Living Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000592:standards; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards