Improving care in care homes: A qualitative evaluation of the Croydon care home support team

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 416-424

  Lawrence, Vanessa ^a   Banerjee, Sube ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abuse neglect; Institutional care; Training and education

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELDER ABUSE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ELDER ABUSE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONDON; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77952028357     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860903586144     Document Type: Article

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