Characteristics, services, and infection control practices of New York City assisted living facilities, 2010

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 284-289

  Stachel, Anna G ^a,b   Bornschlegel, Katherine ^a   Balter, Sharon ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

assisted living facility; bloodborne hepatitis; infection control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; BATH; BLOOD GLUCOSE METER; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; ELDERLY CARE; GLUCOMETRY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; INTERVIEW; LICENSING; NOROVIRUS; NURSING; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STAFF TRAINING; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857049730     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03817.x     Document Type: Article

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