"Housing for the Elderly" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Housing arrangements for the elderly or aged, intended to foster independent living. The housing may take the form of group homes or small apartments. It is available to the economically self-supporting but the concept includes housing for the elderly with some physical limitations. The concept should be differentiated from HOMES FOR THE AGED which is restricted to long-term geriatric facilities providing supervised medical and nursing services.
| Descriptor ID |
D016852
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| MeSH Number(s) |
J03.340.260 N01.224.791.400.410 N06.230.150.360.260
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