Pre- and postoccupancy evaluation of new dementia care cottages

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 265-275

  Smith, Ronald ^a   Mathews, R Mark ^a   Gresham, Meredith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Hammond Care   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dementia; Distress; Engagement; Environment; Relocation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SATISFACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; STAFF TRAINING; WORKSHOP;

EID: 77952213696     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317509357735     Document Type: Article

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