The relationship between organizational factors and resident satisfaction with nursing home care and life

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 125-151

  Lucas, Judith A ^a   Levin, Carrie A ^b   Lowe, Timothy J ^c   Robertson, Brian ^d   Akincigil, Ayse ^b   Sambamoorthi, Usha ^e   Bilder, Scott ^b   Paek, Eun Kwang ^b   Crystal, Stephen ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

^d Market Decisions   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing homes; Organizational characteristics; Resident satisfaction

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; MODELING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL SATISFACTION;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW JERSEY; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 34147128217     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J031v19n02_07     Document Type: Article

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