The use of public policy analysis to enhance the nursing home reform act of 1987

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 505-518

  Breen, Gerald Mark ^a   Matusitz, Jonathan ^a   Wan, Thomas T H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Care; Elderly; Nursing Home Reform Act; Public policy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CRIME; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; NURSING HOME; PATIENT RIGHT; POLICY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ELDER ABUSE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT RIGHTS; PUBLIC POLICY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350462244     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00981380902734630     Document Type: Article

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