Civic engagement for nursing home residents: A call for social work action

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 270-282

  Anderson, Keith A ^a   Dabelko Schoeny, Holly I ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Civic engagement; Nursing home residents; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; NURSING HOME; POLITICS; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL WORK; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; NURSING HOMES; POLITICS; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL WORK; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 77951166172     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634371003648323     Document Type: Article

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