Continuity in the midst of change: Behaviors of residents relocated from a nursing home environment to small households

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-57

  McFadden, Susan H ^a   Lunsman, Melissa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuity theory; Homelike environments; Intrainstitutional relocation; Nonsocial behavior; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77749283602     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317508320088     Document Type: Article

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