Transitioning residents from nursing facilities to community living: Who wants to leave?

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-7

  Nishita, Christy M ^a   Wilber, Kathleen H ^a   Matsumoto, Saki ^a   Schnelle, John F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Custodial care; Living arrangements; Nursing facility residents; Relocation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CUSTODY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; NURSING CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; CALIFORNIA; DEMENTIA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT TRANSFER; PILOT PROJECTS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 37749001019     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01566.x     Document Type: Article

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