Frontline caregiver daily practices: A comparison study of traditional nursing homes and the green house project sites

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 126-131

  Sharkey, Siobhan S ^a   Hudak, Sandra ^a   Horn, Susan D ^b   James, Bobbie ^b   Howes, Jessie ^b  

^a Health Management Strategies   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL OUTCOMES RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

culture change in long term care; Green House model; Shahbaz and CNA comparison; skilled nursing facility frontline caregiver daily practices

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LAUNDRY; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING CARE; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; REGISTERED NURSE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; GROUP HOMES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 78651410346     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03209.x     Document Type: Article

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