Assessment to intervention: Utilizing a staff needs assessment to improve care for behaviorally challenging residents in long term care (Part I)

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 29-42

  Cassidy, Erin L ^a,b   Rosen, Craig ^a,b   Cook, Joan ^c   Greenbaum, Mark A ^b   Chow, Helen ^b   Solano, Nancy ^d   Sheikh, Javaid I ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d Department of Psychiatry ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Consultation; Geriatric; Needs assessment

Indexed keywords

AGED; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; JOB PERFORMANCE; LONG TERM CARE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; REVIEW; TRAINING;

EID: 28844464030     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v28n04_03     Document Type: Review

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