Organizational culture and bathing practice: Ending the battle in one facility

Journal of Social Work in Long Term Care

Volumn 2, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 269-283

  Rader, Joanne ^a   Semradek, Joyce ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive self protective behaviors; Alzheimer s disease; Bathing; Culture change; Dementia; Personal care; Work force issues

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645392446     PISSN: 15332624     EISSN: 15332632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J181v02n03_04     Document Type: Article

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