Family perspectives on end-of-life care experiences in nursing homes

Gerontologist

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 642-650

  Wetle, Terrie ^a   Shield, Renée ^a   Teno, Joan ^a   Miller, Susan C ^a   Welch, Lisa ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life care; Family perceptions of nursing home care; Hospice in nursing homes; Nursing home policy reform; Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; END OF LIFE CARE; EXPECTATION; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPICE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING HOME; STAFF TRAINING; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 26044455888     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/45.5.642     Document Type: Article

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