Nursing home quality indicators: Implications for residents with Alzheimer's and related disorders

Research and Practice in Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 11, Issue , 2006, Pages 316-321

  Arling, Greg ^a   Lewis, T ^b   Mueller, C ^c   Kane, R L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Nursing home; Quality improvement; Quality indicators

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; VALIDITY;

EID: 33847083491     PISSN: 12848360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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