Hospice in assisted living: Promoting good quality care at end of life

Gerontologist

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 508-516

  Cartwright, Juliana C ^a   Miller, Lois ^a   Volpin, Miriam ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life care; Hospice; Residential care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DYING; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPICE NURSING; HUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RURAL AREA; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; OREGON; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 68049084673     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnp038     Document Type: Article

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