Insights regarding mealtime assistance for individuals in long-term care: Lessons from a time of crisis

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 319-329

  Steele, Catriona M ^a,b   Rivera, Tiziana ^b,c,d,e   Bernick, Laurie ^f   Mortensen, Lyen ^a  

^a TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Trillium Health Centre Missassauga   (Canada)

^d RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning   (Canada)

^f YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Feeding; Mealtime; Nursing; Nursing homes; Nutrition; Qualitative research; Volunteer

Indexed keywords

AGING; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL WORK; SWALLOWING; TRAINING; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

EID: 35948932224     PISSN: 08827524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TGR.0000299160.67740.44     Document Type: Article

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