Health characteristics of elderly personal care home residents

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 410-417

  Quinn, Mary Ellen ^a   Johnson, Mary Ann ^b   Andress, Elizabeth L ^b   McGinnis, Patricia ^a   Ramesh, Meera ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted living facilities; Board and care homes; Caregivers; Community care; Community elder care; Domiciliary care homes; Foster care homes; Long term care; Older adults; Personal care homes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; RESIDENTIAL HOME; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; GEORGIA; GROUP HOMES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0033174962     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.01088.x     Document Type: Article

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