Feeding assistance needs of long-stay nursing home residents and staff time to provide care

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 919-924

  Simmons, Sandra F ^a,b   Schnelle, John F ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging   (United States)

^c VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Feeding assistance; Nursing homes; Staffing requirements

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; REIMBURSEMENT; RESEARCH UTILIZATION GROUP; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; EATING; FEEDING METHODS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33744899854     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00812.x     Document Type: Article

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