Policy values and culture change in long-term care-the role of state government in catalyzing change

Journal of Social Work in Long Term Care

Volumn 2, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 397-410

  Reynolds, William E ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture change; Nursing homes; Public policy; Quality improvement; Regulation; Workforce

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646720167     PISSN: 15332624     EISSN: 15332632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J181v02n03_14     Document Type: Article

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