Psychological well-being of elderly board and care home residents.

ABSTRACT

This paper examines the effect of several social and physical environmental features of small unregulated board and care homes on the psychological well-being of elderly residents. Data were collected from operators (N = 177) and residents (N = 285) of board and care homes in five counties in Ohio. The social aspects of the environment such as peer relationships had a more significant impact on resident's psychological well-being than aspects of the physical environment.