How might a crisis in long-term care of people with dementia be averted

Age and Ageing

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 6-7

  Murdoch, Peter ^a  

^a NHS FORTH VALLEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; DEMENTIA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; LONG TERM CARE; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CARE; STAFF TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; AGED; ELDERLY CARE; FORECASTING; NOTE; PREVALENCE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; FORECASTING; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 33947595478     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afl141     Document Type: Article

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