Outcomes of a Dementia Care training program for staff in nursing homes and residential care/assisted living settings

Alzheimer's Care Today

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 83-99

  Zimmerman, Sheryl ^a   Mitchell, C Madeline ^a   Reed, David ^a   Preisser, John S ^b   Fletcher, Susan ^a   Beeber, Anna Song ^a   Reed, Peter S ^c   Gould, Elizabeth ^d   Hughes, Stephanie ^d   Mcconnell, Eleanor S ^e,f,g   Corazzini, Kirsten N ^e,g   Lekan, Deborah ^e   Sloane, Philip D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c Center for Health Improvement   (United States)

^d ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Dose; Fidelity; Key words: attitudes; Knowledge; Organization; Satisfaction; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952087126     PISSN: 19363001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACQ.0b013e3181dc1aad     Document Type: Article

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