The effect of environmental change on residents with dementia: The perceptions of relatives and staff

Dementia

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 215-231

  Cioffi, Jane M ^a   Fleming, Andrew ^b   Wilkes, Lesley ^a   Sinfield, Melissa ^a   Le Miere, Jenny ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Southern Cross Homes   (Australia)

^c Our Lady of Consolidation Home ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental design; Nursing home; Quality of life; Residents; Special care units

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547692810     PISSN: 14713012     EISSN: 17412684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1471301207080364     Document Type: Article

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