Dementia care and quality of life in assisted living and nursing homes

Gerontologist

Volumn 45, Issue SPEC. ISS. 1, 2005, Pages 133-146

  Zimmerman, Sheryl ^a   Sloane, Philip D ^b   Williams, Christianna S ^c   Reed, Peter S ^d   Preisser, John S ^c   Eckert, J Kevin ^e   Boustani, Malaz ^f   Dobbs, Debra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

^d ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^f INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term care; Observation; Residential care; Staff practices; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 27744536260     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/45.suppl_1.133     Document Type: Article

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