Nursing Home Social Services Directors and Elder Abuse Staff Training

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-20

  Bern Klug, Mercedes ^a   Sabri, Bushra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

elder abuse and neglect; long term care; quantitative; social services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CERTIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MANPOWER; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING HOME; PATIENT RIGHT; SOCIAL WORK; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CERTIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT RIGHTS; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855925397     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2011.626016     Document Type: Article

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