"i get along with most of them": Direct care workers' relationships with residents' families in assisted living

Gerontologist

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 224-235

  Kemp, Candace L ^a   Ball, Mary M ^a   Perkins, Molly M ^b   Hollingsworth, Carole ^a   Lepore, Michael J ^c  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted living; Caregiving; Long term care; Staff family relationships

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STAFF; RESIDENTIAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66749170189     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnp025     Document Type: Article

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