A value-critical policy analysis of the nursing home reform act: a focus on care of African American and Latino residents

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2019, Pages 471-493

  Miller, Vivian J ^a   Hamler, Tyrone ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term care policy; minority health; nursing home care

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MINORITY HEALTH; NURSING HOME; RESIDENT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MANAGEMENT; VERY ELDERLY;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MINORITY HEALTH; NURSING HOMES; POLICY MAKING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 85063581700     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2019.1587660     Document Type: Article

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