Developing a typology of nursing home environments

Journal of Housing for the Elderly

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 5-30

  Degenholtz, Howard B ^a   Miller, Michael J ^b   Kane, Rosalie A ^c   Cutler, Lois J ^c   Kane, Robert L ^c  

^a Center for Bioethics and Health Law   (United States)

^b DRAKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing homes; Physical environment; Quality of life; Typology

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749519398     PISSN: 02763893     EISSN: 1540353X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J081v20n01_02     Document Type: Article

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