This article is an exploration into the vernacular landscape of Assisted Living (AL), a
conceptual idea borrowed from cultural geographer JB Jackson, which distinguishes …

Objectives To describe the provision of medical care in assisted living (AL) as provided by
physicians who are especially active in providing care to older adults and AL residents; to …

Purpose: Making choices about everyday activities is a normal event for many adults.
However, when an adult moves into an assisted living (AL) community, making choices …

Population aging and environmental sustainability appear to be on a collision course.
Concurrent with the increasing needs of older adults for more goods, services, and housing …

The use, administration, and monitoring of medications within assisted living residences
(ALR) represents an ongoing problem for people who live in, work in, and oversee this type …

In the past decade, New Zealand has followed other countries in introducing the role of
nurse practitioners with the right to prescribe. The proposition provoked debate and …

The data clearly show that US older adults have increasing longevity, are better off
economically as a whole than at any time in history, and are living healthier longer …