Factors influencing residents' satisfaction in residential aged care

Gerontologist

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 459-472

  Chou, Shu Chiung ^a,b   Boldy, Duncan P ^b   Lee, Andy H ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Care hours; Long term care; Quality; Resident focused care; Staff satisfaction

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HALFWAY HOUSE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MODEL; NURSING HOME; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SAMPLING;

EID: 0041922348     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/43.4.459     Document Type: Article

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