Living at the farm, innovative nursing home care for people with dementia - Study protocol of an observational longitudinal study

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  De Boer, B ^a   Hamers, J P H ^a   Beerens, H C ^a   Zwakhalen, S M G ^a   Tan, F E S ^a   Verbeek, H ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activities; Daily life; Dementia; Green care farms; Institutional long term care; Nursing home care environments; Quality of care; Quality of life; Social engagement

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGRICULTURE; BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

AGED; AGRICULTURE; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84959127602     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12877-015-0141-x     Document Type: Article

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