Transitions to a care home - The importance of choice and control: Seminar report

Quality in Ageing and Older Adults

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 12-17

  Reed, Jan ^a   Stanley, David ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Care home; Choice; Control; Older people; Supported housing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886943423     PISSN: 14717794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14717794200600023     Document Type: Review

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