Ombudsman program characteristics related to nursing home abuse reporting

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-98

  Jogerst, Gerald ^a   Daly, Jeanette ^a   Hartz, Arthur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Elder abuse; Exploitation; Gross neglect; Investigation; National Ombudsman Reporting System; Ombudsman program

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CRIME; HUMAN; MANDATORY REPORTING; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; PATIENT ADVOCACY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ELDER ABUSE; HUMANS; MANDATORY REPORTING; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT ADVOCACY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644686445     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v46n01_06     Document Type: Article

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