Meyer H
Hosp Health Netw. 1998 Jul 20;72(14):22-6.
Seniors increasingly shun nursing homes for the homier settings and greater autonomy of assisted living. But the comforts of home don't come cheap. Most seniors opting for assisted living pay out of their own pockets--making their situations only as stable as their bank accounts.
老年人越来越多地避开养老院,选择更温馨的环境和更具自主性的辅助生活方式。但居家的舒适并不便宜。大多数选择辅助生活的老年人需自掏腰包,这使得他们的生活状况仅和自己的银行账户余额一样稳定。