Prioritizing culture change in nursing homes: Perspectives of residents, staff, and family members

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 525-531

  White, Heidi K ^a   Corazzini, Kirsten ^a,b   Twersky, Jack ^a,c   Buhr, Gwendolen ^a   McConnell, Eleanor ^a,b,c   Weiner, Madeline ^a,c   Colón Emeric, Cathleen S ^a,c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

culture change; goals and preferences; long term care; nursing home

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NURSING CARE; NURSING HOME; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESIDENT; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CULTURAL EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PATIENTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84858332536     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03840.x     Document Type: Review

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