David's summary is imho a good one. There are subtle but not hard-and-fast distinctions between 'sheltered accommodation' for those who can manage in their own place but need a warden around (and perhaps a community room or a public kitchen) and 'nursing home' for those in need of greater care, including nursing care. The normal progression is from 'sheltered accommodation' to 'nursing home' (to cemetery!). David and Birgit are correct to distinguish 'shelter' - which in British English - is quite different from 'sheltered accommodation' and is indeed a more temporary arrangement for people, e.g. homeless, victims of domestic violence etc. who need a temporary place to go while sorting out their lives. I.e. people entering 'sheltered accommodation' usually leave it only for a 'nursing home' (or the grave) while most people entering a 'shelter' will sooner or later resume a more normal lifestyle.
As per previous message, I have voted yes. Mike Harris -----Original Message----- From: David Earl [mailto:da...@frankieandshadow.com] Sent: 17 July 2009 11:14 To: Birgit Huesken Cc: talk@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] [tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - Residential home Birgit Huesken wrote: >>> There are places where people, who for different reasons can't stay >>> alone or in their families, live. The idea is to create a >> What you are describing is normally known (at least here) as "shelters". For homeless people and domestic violence victims etc. >> > > If I understood you correctly, shelters are something like "emergency > places" or homes where people stay for a comparably short time. > What I mean are places where people really _live_ instead of staying > alone or with their families, not for emergency reasons but following > a decision well thought over. Don't know if this sounds a bit pathetic > but I don't know how to describe it in a better way at the moment. Residential Home in the UK is definitely a term to describe a place where usually elderly people, but vulnerable people in general, live communally, usually involving professional care and sometimes advanced medical care (though this is often called a Nursing Home; the distinction is not a hard one). So I think your tag is an appropriate description. Emergency shelters are something else. (And in many cases will not be recognisable from the street as they often need to be discreet - e.g. refuges) David _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
