6015.0: Thursday, November 16, 2000: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM | ||||
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| Learning Objectives: 1) Issues related to alternatives to institutional care in the community. 2) To understand effective programs in assisted living settings. 3) To be able to identify risk factors for falls among community residing older adults | ||||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement. | ||||
| Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives | ||||
| Gerald Eggert, PhD | ||||
| Aging in Place in Residential Care/Assisted Living Joan F. Walsh, PhD, Thomas R. Konrad, PhD, Sheryl I. Zimmerman, PhD | ||||
| Falls and injury among community dwelling elders in the US: The role of economic status Robin Taylor Wilson, PhDCandidate, Robert B. Wallace, MD, MSc, Sara L.B. Nichols, PhDCandidate | ||||
| Healthy Generations Wellcare Model: Identifying the Needs of an Assisted Living Population Scott D. McPhee, DrPH, OT, FAOTA | ||||
| Perceived risk for falls among elderly living at home: A qualitative study Johanna S. Anderson, MPH, MS, Nancy J. Thompson, PhD, MPH, M. Jean Gearing, PhD, MPH | ||||
| Gender differences in location of death among community residing elderly Chloe E. Bird, PhD, Orna Intrator, PhD, Stephenie Lemon, MA, Susan C. Miller, PhD | ||||
| Sponsor: | Gerontological Health | |||
| Cosponsors: | Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Disability Forum; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Caucus of Public Health Workers; Social Work | |||