Making the most of nursing homes' number one resource

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 110-115

  Blair, Charles E ^a   Glaister, Judy A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Management strategies; Nursing assistant retention; Nursing assistant training; Resident care

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSE; NURSE ASSISTANT; NURSING; NURSING HOME; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SKILL; TRAINING; WELLBEING;

EID: 18244398929     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004010-200504000-00005     Document Type: Review

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