Factors associated with skilled nursing facility transfers in dementia-specific assisted living

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 255-260

  Kenny, Anne M ^a,b   Bellantonio, Sandra ^c   Fortinsky, Richard H ^a   Dauser, Deborah ^b   Kleppinger, Alison ^a   Robison, Julie ^a   Gruman, Cynthia ^d   Trella, Patricia ^a   Walsh, Stephen J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c BAYSTATE HEALTH   (United States)

^d MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer dementia; Assisted living; Functional ability; Transfers

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FALL RISK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATIENT TRANSFER; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES;

EID: 52649146605     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e31816c92d5     Document Type: Article

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