Exploring the Quality of Life of Younger Residents Living in Long-Term Care Facilities

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 675-690

  Hay, Kara ^a   Chaudhury, Habib ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

long term care; quality of life; younger residents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MULTIMETHOD STUDY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL LIFE; BRITISH COLUMBIA; DEMENTIA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BRITISH COLUMBIA; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84939165992     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464813483209     Document Type: Article

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