DEMENTIA-FOCUSED PERSON-DIRECTED CARE TRAINING IN THE NURSING HOME: FIDELITY AND OUTCOMES
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Terminal care for persons with advanced dementia in the nursing home and home care settings.
BACKGROUND Many older persons with advanced dementia receive terminal care in nursing homes, others remain in the community with home care services. OBJECTIVES To describe and compare the end-of-life experience of persons dying with advanced dementia in the nursing home and home care settings. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING/SUBJECTS Persons 65 years or older with advanced deme...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Innovation in Aging
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2399-5300
DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igz038.1394