Consumer direction in long-term care policy: Overcoming barriers to promoting older adults' opportunity for self-direction

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 146-159

  Ruggiano, Nicole ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disabilities; Long term care; Social policy; Social Services

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857290688     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2011.638701     Document Type: Article

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