Cultural competence in nursing homes: Issues and implications for education

Gerontology and Geriatrics Education

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 37-54

  Parker, Victoria A ^a   Geron, Scott Miyake ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural competence; Cultural competence training; Direct care workers; Nursing homes; Workforce diversity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

AGED; COMMUNICATION; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; FOCUS GROUPS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NEW ENGLAND; NURSING HOMES; PREJUDICE; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 36649021988     PISSN: 02701960     EISSN: 15453847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J021v28n02_04     Document Type: Article

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