An activity-based intervention for caregivers and residents with dementia in nursing homes

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 61-72

  Crispi, Esther Loring ^a   Heitner, Gail ^b  

^a MARIST COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Northern Services Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities; Dementia; Family visit; Nursing home; Recreation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993772779     PISSN: 01924788     EISSN: 15444368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J016v26n04_06     Document Type: Article

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