Sociocultural aspects of transitions from assisted living for residents with dementia

Gerontologist

Volumn 45, Issue SPEC. ISS. 1, 2005, Pages 115-123

  Mead, Louise Crawford ^a   Eckert, J Kevin ^a   Zimmerman, Sheryl ^b   Schumacher, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Family; Leadership; Transitional care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 27744574256     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/45.suppl_1.115     Document Type: Article

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