Supporting a relative's move into long-term care: Starting point shapes family members' experiences

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 395-410

  Sussman, Tamara ^a   Dupuis, Sherry ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Family carers; Long term care; Nursing home; Relocation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATIONS; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84871313181     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: 17101107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980812000384     Document Type: Article

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