Fall Risk Care Processes in Nursing Home Facilities

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 426-430

  Wagner, Laura M ^a   Dionne, Joanna C ^b   Zive, Jessica R ^c   Rochon, Paula A ^d  

^a Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit and Department of Food and Nutrition Services and Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c St George University   (Grenada)

^d WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Care plan; Care processes; Fall risk; Nursing home; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIVORCE; FALL RISK; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NURSING CARE PLAN; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NURSING STAFF; NURSING UNIT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; WIDOW;

EID: 79959591775     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2010.07.019     Document Type: Article

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