Neglecting the importance of the decision making and care regimes of personal support workers: A critique of standardization of care planning through the RAI/MDS

Gerontologist

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 352-362

  Kontos, Pia C ^a   Miller, Karen Lee ^b   Mitchell, Gail J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Care planning; Interprofessional collaboration; Long term care; Nursing homes; Personal support workers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; ONTARIO; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE TEAM;

EID: 77952507590     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnp165     Document Type: Article

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