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Dementia and transitioning from assisted living to memory care units: perspectives of administrators in three facility types.

Susan G Kelsey, Sarah B Laditka, and James N Laditka

Gerontologist 50(2):192-203 (2010) PMID 19633203

This study examines transitioning residents with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder (ADRD) from assisted living facilities (ALFs) to memory care units (MCUs) from the perspective of 3 ALF organizational models: freestanding ALFs, ALFs with MCUs, and ALFs in continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) with MCUs.

DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnp115
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