Organizational characteristics influencing nursing home social service directors' qualifications: A national study

Health and Social Work

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 266-274

  Simons, Kelsey V ^a  

^a Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit and Department of Food and Nutrition Services and Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nursing homes; Professional qualifications; Professionalization; Social service directors

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846174279     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/31.4.266     Document Type: Article

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