Nursing home quality of life: Study of an enabling garden

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 336-351

  Raske, Martha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Enabling garden; Nursing home; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HORTICULTURAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL POPULATION; SATISFACTION; STANDARD;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HORTICULTURAL THERAPY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 77952404261     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634371003741482     Document Type: Article

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