Challenges and strategies for implementing and evaluating dementia care staff training in long-term care settings

Alzheimer's Care Today

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-39

  Beeber, Anna Song ^a   Zimmerman, Sheryl ^b   Fletcher, Susan ^a   Mitchell, C Madeline ^a   Gould, Elizabeth ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted living; Dementia care; Long term care; Nursing home; Staff training

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952035895     PISSN: 19363001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACQ.0b013e3181cd1a52     Document Type: Article

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