Determinants of resident autonomy in Assisted living facilities: A review of the literature

Care Management Journals

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 187-193

  Sikorska Simmons, Elzbieta ^a   Wright, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted living; Long term care; Quality of care; Resident autonomy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; ORGANIZATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 39749196792     PISSN: 15210987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/152109807782590646     Document Type: Article

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