Improving care transitions of older people: Challenges for today and tomorrow

Quality in Ageing and Older Adults

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 18-26

  Cheek, Julianne ^a   Ballantyne, Alison ^a   Gillham, David ^a   Mussared, Jane ^b   Flett, Penny ^c   Lewin, Gill ^d   Walker, Marita ^e   Roder Allen, Gerda ^f   Quan, James ^a   Vandermeulen, Suzanne ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ACH Group   (Australia)

^c Brightwater Care Group   (Australia)

^d Silver Chain   (Australia)

^e Perth Home Care Services   (Australia)

^f Country Home Advocacy Project ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment of health care needs; Continuum of care; Episodes of care; Family caregivers

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749232075     PISSN: 14717794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14717794200600024     Document Type: Review

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