Managing dementia at home: The role of home environmental modifications

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 28-39

  Gitlin, Laura N ^a   Corcoran, Mary A ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

assistive devices; caregiver intervention; home care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; HOME CARE; HUMAN; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TECHNICAL AID; TREATMENT PLANNING; WELLBEING;

EID: 0029852207     PISSN: 08827524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013614-199612000-00006     Document Type: Article

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