Effect of dementia and treatment of dementia on time to discharge from assisted living facilities: The Maryland Assisted Living Study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1031-1037

  Lyketsos, Constantine G ^a,b,c,d   Samus, Quincy M ^b   Baker, Alva ^b,c   McNabney, Mathew ^b   Onyike, Chiadi U ^b,c   Mayer, Lawrence S ^b   Brandt, Jason ^b,c   Rabins, Peter ^b,c   Rosenblatt, Adam ^b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c The Copper Ridge Institute   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted living; Dementia; Length of residence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MARYLAND; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34347386690     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01225.x     Document Type: Article

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