Identifying Characteristics of Residential Care Facilities Relevant to the Placement Process of Seniors

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 95-101

  Lestage, Catherine ^a,b   Dubuc, Nicole ^a,b   Bravo, Gina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; consensus panel; placement process; Residential care facilities

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DELPHI STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL CARE;

EID: 38849122982     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2007.08.006     Document Type: Article

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