BACKGROUND: Despite the dramatic increase in use of the term 'frailty' over the past two decades, there is a lack of consensus in the literature about its meaning and use, and no clear conceptual guid

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 4 representative gaps

• Housing and care for older people: life in an English purpose-built retirement village (2007) · doi

  Policy makers and providers endorse the proposition that they are suited for the accommodation of both ‘fit’ and ‘frail’ older people, although comparatively little is known about what it is actually like to live in such communities, about whether they cater adequately for older people with a wide spectrum of needs and abilities, or if they provide acceptable solutions to older people's housing or care needs.

  Keywords: older people needs policy makers providers endorse proposition suited accommodation frail comparatively little known actually
• Aging in Which Place? Connecting Aging in Place with Individual Responsibility, Housing Markets, and the Welfare State (2017) · doi

  This article proposes an analytical framework for the understanding of aging in place, and asks: Which housing alternatives are compatible with aging in place? Who are responsible for providing housing in old age? A literature review demonstrates that there is no agreement on the “place” in aging in place, but that aging in place policies entail joint individual and public responsibility for housing.

  Keywords: place aging housing article proposes analytical framework understanding asks alternatives compatible responsible providing literature review
• Chapter 4 Residential Care Supply and Nursing Home Case Mix (2001) · doi

  Abstract An evolution is occurring in state policy and industry practices relative to assisted living and expanded use of residential care facilities (RCFs) for persons with physical and cognitive frailty, yet relatively little is known about the interrelationship between this housing supply and nursing home case mix.

  Keywords: abstract evolution occurring state policy industry practices relative assisted living expanded residential care facilities rcfs
• Conceptualizations of frailty in relation to older adults (2003) · doi

  BACKGROUND: Despite the dramatic increase in use of the term 'frailty' over the past two decades, there is a lack of consensus in the literature about its meaning and use, and no clear conceptual guidelines for identifying and describing older adults as frail.

  Keywords: background despite dramatic increase term frailty past decades there lack consensus literature meaning clear conceptual