Care needs of residents in community-based long-term care facilities in Taiwan

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 711-718

  Li, I Chuan ^a   Yin, Teresa Jeo Chen ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Care activities; Care needs; Community based long term care facilities; Cost of care; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NURSING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; REVIEW; SKILL; TAIWAN; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIRECT SERVICE COSTS; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NURSING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING HOMES; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TAIWAN; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 20544452935     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01142.x     Document Type: Review

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