Meeting the needs in continuing care of facility-based residents diagnosed with dementia: Comparison of ratings by families, direct care staff, and other staff

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 103-119

  Milke, Doris L ^a,b   Beck, Charles H M ^b   Danes, Stefani ^c,d  

^a CapitalCare Edmonton   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Perkins Eastman Architects ^*  (United States)

^d American Institute of Architects   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuing care; Dementia; Families; Needs survey; Staff

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COOPERATION; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EXPECTATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; RATING SCALE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; TRUST; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 33646720269     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464805284565     Document Type: Article

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