Evaluating the roles of professional geriatric care managers in maintaining the quality of life for older americans

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 261-276

  Kelsey, Susan G ^a   Laditka, Sarah B ^b  

^a Assistance+LLC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Advocacy for older people; Aging; Care management; Case management; Family caregiving; Geriatric care managers; Independent living; Qualitative research; Quality of life; Service use

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DECISION MAKING; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROLE PLAYING; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROLE; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67149114922     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634370802609171     Document Type: Article

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