Efficacy of a geriatrics team intervention for residents in dementia-specific assisted living facilities: Effect on unanticipated transitions

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 523-528

  Bellantonio, Sandra ^a   Kenny, Anne M ^b   Fortinsky, Richard H ^b   Kleppinger, Alison ^b   Robison, Julie ^b   Gruman, Cynthia ^c   Kulldorff, Martin ^d   Trella, Patricia M ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted living; Dementia; Multidisciplinary team care

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; DEATH; DEMENTIA; DIETITIAN; FALLING; FEMALE; GENDER; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL WORKER; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT TRANSFER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40149106923     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01591.x     Document Type: Article

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