Use of Resident Satisfaction Surveys in New Jersey Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 156-171

  Castle, Nicholas G ^a   Lowe, Timothy J ^b   Lucas, Judith A ^b   Robinson, Joanne P ^b,c   Crystal, Stephen ^b,d  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c New Jersey   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing homes; Quality of care; Satisfaction; Survey

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; NURSING HOME; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 2442535053     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464804265584     Document Type: Review

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