Dementia special care units: A policy and family perspective

Journal of Housing for the Elderly

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 113-125

  Parker Oliver, Debra ^a   Aud, Myra ^a   Bostick, Jane ^a   Schwarz, Benyamin ^a   Tofle, Ruth Brent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia Special Care Units; Family satisfaction; Perceptions of care; Special care unit policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 24044538931     PISSN: 02763893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J081v19n01_08     Document Type: Article

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