Nursing home culture change: Legal apprehensions and opportunities

Gerontologist

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 718-726

  Kapp, Marshall B ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Law; Liability; Regulation

Indexed keywords

HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; LEGAL LIABILITY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION; SOCIAL CONTROL; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; LIABILITY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STANDARD;

HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; NURSING HOMES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; UNITED STATES;

LAW; LIABILITY; REGULATION;

EID: 84888624066     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gns131     Document Type: Review

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