Identifying the barriers and challenges to voting by residents in nursing homes and assisted living settings

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-79

  Karlawish, Jason ^a   Bonnie, Richard J ^b   Appelbaum, Paul ^c   Kane, Rosalie A ^d   Lyketsos, Constantine ^e   Karlan, Pamela S ^f   James, Bryan M ^g   Sabatino, Charles ^h   Lawrence, Thomas ^a   Knopman, David ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f STANFORD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^h AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION   (United States)

ⁱ MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted living; Long term care; Voting rights

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; POLITICS;

AGED; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; POLITICS;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; PHILADELPHIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38549145367     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J031v20n01_04     Document Type: Article

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