Transitions in long-term care and potential implications for quality reporting in Ontario, Canada

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 629-635

  Gruneir, Andrea ^a,b,c   Anderson, Geoffrey M ^a,b,c   Rochon, Paula A ^a,b,c   Bronskill, Susan ^b,c  

^a WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Care transitions; New admissions; Nursing homes; Quality indicators

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; RESIDENT;

EID: 77958508482     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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