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ELDERLY HOUSING [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Services and Social Work
  • Sociology of Old Age
DEF

Housing with design features and facilities intended for use by persons aged [sixty] or over.

OBS

housing: A very general term used to describe almost any type of housing in which senior citizens live. There are specific names for different types of housing.

OBS

... the types of services they offer and the administrative structure under which they operate vary by province [or country].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Services sociaux et travail social
  • Sociologie de la vieillesse
DEF

Habitation de quelque type que ce soit, spécialement conçue dans le dessein d'assurer aux personnes avançant en âge les éléments de la vie à la mesure de leurs besoins.

OBS

Dans les expressions susmentionnées, les termes «logement», «habitation» et «habitat» figurent généralement au pluriel, rendant ainsi le sens collectif de l'anglais «housing». Quant au terme «habitat», il désigne généralement, en sociologie, le logement lui-même et son environnement immédiat. Enfin, il faut remarquer que les termes généraux donnés plus haut s'appliquent à n'importe quel genre de logement abritant des personnes âgées. Il existe des termes plus précis pour désigner ces divers types de logement.

OBS

[...] les types de services qu’elles offrent et leur structure administrative varie d’une province à l’autre [ou d'un pays à l'autre].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Servicios sociales y trabajo social
  • Sociología de la ancianidad
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