State Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs: Factors Associated with Perceived Effectiveness

Gerontologist

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 104-115

  Estes, Carroll L ^a   Zulman, Donna M ^a   Goldberg, Sheryl C ^a   Ogawa, Dawn D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Long Term Care Ombudsman Program; Long term care quality; Organizational autonomy; Organizational placement; Perceived effectiveness; Resources

Indexed keywords

BED; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLITICS; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 1342268108     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/44.1.104     Document Type: Review

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