“The Desirable Scale”: Weighing social quality of as-sisted living facilities

Purpose In order to age-in-place, Dutch older adults have been housed in Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) for over 25 years. Here they live independently but can rely on services and care facilities. The size of these ALFs ranges from 30 up to 300 residents. They are often considered to be outdated. Nevertheless, they continue to be built but...