| Literature DB >> 25704126 |
Angela M Sanford1, Martin Orrell2, Debbie Tolson3, Angela Marie Abbatecola4, Hidenori Arai5, Juergen M Bauer6, Alfonso J Cruz-Jentoft7, Birong Dong8, Hyuk Ga9, Ashish Goel10, Ramzi Hajjar11, Iva Holmerova12, Paul R Katz13, Raymond T C M Koopmans14, Yves Rolland15, Renuka Visvanathan16, Jean Woo17, John E Morley18, Bruno Vellas15.
Abstract
There is much ambiguity regarding the term "nursing home" in the international literature. The definition of a nursing home and the type of assistance provided in a nursing home is quite varied by country. The International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics and AMDA foundation developed a survey to assist with an international consensus on the definition of "nursing home."Keywords: Nursing home definition; care home; long-term care
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25704126 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2014.12.013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Med Dir Assoc ISSN: 1525-8610 Impact factor: 4.669