The nursing home crisis: A consumer study of texas nursing home care

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 101-123

  Greene, Roberta R ^a   Graham, Sandra A ^a   Haulotte, Shirley M ^a   Nixon Garcia, Caroline ^b   Gleason Wynn, Patricia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer perceptions; Nursing home; Quality of care; Social work curriculum; Social worker roles

Indexed keywords

AGED; CONSUMER; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CURRICULUM; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL WORK; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TEXAS;

EID: 32444441580     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v45n04_07     Document Type: Review

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