Texas certified volunteer long-term care ombudsmen: Perspectives of role and effectiveness

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 323-328

  Ostwald, Sharon K ^a   Runge, Anke ^a   Lees, Emily J ^a   Patterson, Gina D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b LLP   (United States)

Author keywords

Certified volunteer ombudsman; LTC ombudsman program; Nursing home residents' rights; Ombudsman role; Performance effectiveness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONTRACT; COOPERATION; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FINANCE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYDRATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; NUTRITION; PATIENT RIGHT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTEER; WELFARE;

EID: 0346269326     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-8610(04)70392-8     Document Type: Article

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