Credentialing dementia training: The Florida experience

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 864-873

  Hyer, Kathryn ^a   Molinari, Victor ^b   Kaplan, Mary ^a   Jones, Sharmalee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; education; long term care staff; training

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CURRICULUM; DEMENTIA; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LAW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; CREDENTIALING; CURRICULUM; FLORIDA; GERIATRIC NURSING; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT CARE TEAM;

EID: 77957320239     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610210000426     Document Type: Review

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