Family Caregiving and the Site of Care: Four Narratives About End-of-Life Care for Individuals with Dementia

Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care

Volumn 12, Issue 1-2, 2016, Pages 23-46

  Glass, Anne P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging older adults; family; hospice; long term care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERMINAL CARE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PALLIATIVE CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84974828420     PISSN: 15524256     EISSN: 15524264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15524256.2016.1156605     Document Type: Article

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