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Descriptor English: Aging in Place
Descriptor Spanish: Envejecimiento en el Hogar
Descriptor Portuguese: Envelhecimento em Casa
Descriptor French: Vieillissement à domicile
Entry term(s): Community Dwelling
Dwelling, Community
Dwellings, Community
Tree number(s): I03.050.500.001
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000099093
Scope note: To continue to live in one's home safely, independently, and comfortably in a familiar environment..
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
IN injuries
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Previous Indexing: Independent Living (2011-2024)
Public MeSH Note: 2025; see INDEPENDENT LIVING 2010-2024; for COMMUNITY DWELLING see INDEPENDENT LIVING 2016-2024
History Note: 2025; use INDEPENDENT LIVING 2010-2024; for COMMUNITY DWELLING use INDEPENDENT LIVING 2016-2024
DeCS ID: 60975
Unique ID: D000099093
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2025/01/01
Date of Entry: 2024/08/09
Revision Date: 2024/07/23
Aging in Place - Preferred
Concept UI M0535010
Scope note To continue to live in one's home safely, independently, and comfortably in a familiar environment..
Preferred term Aging in Place
Community Dwelling - Broader
Concept UI M000606168
Preferred term Community Dwelling
Entry term(s) Dwelling, Community
Dwellings, Community



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