Impacts associated with special care units in long-term care facilities

Gerontologist

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 178-183

  Holmes, Douglas ^a,b   Teresi, Jeanne ^a,b,c   Weiner, Audrey ^a   Monaco, Charlene ^a   Ronch, Judah ^d   Vickers, Raymond ^e  

^a Hebrew Home for the Aged   (United States)

^b Community Research Applications Inc ^*  (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d Fishkill Health Related Facility ^*  (United States)

^e Oxford Gerontology Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Impact of special care; Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; NURSING HOME; UNITED STATES;

COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMENTIA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDIES; NURSING HOMES; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 0025183429     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/30.2.178     Document Type: Article

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