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Descriptor English:
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Housing for the Elderly
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Viviendas para Ancianos
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Habitação para Idosos
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Synonyms English:
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Continuing Care Retirement Centers
Life Care Centers, Retirement
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Tree Number:
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G03.230.150.360.260
N01.224.791.400.410
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Definition English:
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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. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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for the able-bodied: do not confuse with HOMES FOR THE AGED, med & nurs care for the aged sick
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See Related English:
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Homes for the Aged
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History Note English:
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92
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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30045
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Unique Identifier:
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D016852
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