Foreign-born care givers in Washington state nursing homes: Characteristics, associations with quality of care, and views of administrators

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 650-669

  Acker, Katherine ^a   Pletz, Anna Maria ^a   Katz, Aaron ^a   Hagopian, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

foreign born; nursing homes; policy; quality of care; workforce

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FOREIGN WORKER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LANGUAGE; MULTIHOSPITAL SYSTEM; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGY; RELIGION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL; HEALTH FACILITIES, PROPRIETARY; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEMS; NURSING HOMES; OWNERSHIP; PREJUDICE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RELIGION; WASHINGTON;

EID: 84930371329     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264314556618     Document Type: Article

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