Using focus groups to determine specific attributes that influence the evaluation of quality food and service quality in continuing care retirement communities

Journal of Foodservice Business Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-51

  Seo, Sunhee ^a   Shanklin, Carol W ^b,c  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b Graduate School   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuing care retirement community; Elderly; Food quality; Quality attributes; Service quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746802744     PISSN: 15378020     EISSN: 15378039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J369v08n01_04     Document Type: Review

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