Principles of good care for long-term care facilities

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1072-1083

  Gibson, Maggie C ^a   Carter, Mary W ^b   Helmes, Edward ^c   Edberg, Anna Karin ^d  

^a LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

aged; continuum of care; institutionalized; mental health; philosophy of care; quality of care; quality of life; residential care

Indexed keywords

AGED; CONSENSUS; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; STANDARD;

AGED; CONSENSUS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 79952118235     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610210000852     Document Type: Review

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