An ethnographic study of stigma and ageism in residential care or assisted living

Gerontologist

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 517-526

  Dobbs, Debra ^a   Eckert, J Kevin ^b   Rubinstein, Bob ^b   Keimig, Lynn ^b   Clark, Leanne ^b   Frankowski, Ann Christine ^b   Zimmerman, Sheryl ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Long term care environments; Residential care settings; Stigmatization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOGRAPHY; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; LONG TERM CARE; MENTAL PATIENT; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT CARE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STIGMA;

EID: 51649117658     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/48.4.517     Document Type: Article

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