The International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) nursing home initiative.
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Nursing homes have a long history of providing inconsistent standards of care quality to older persons.1,2 In 2010, under the leadership of Professor Bruno Vellas, the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) developed a task force to focus on the needs of nursing homes and how to develop research in nursing homes. This led to a position paper setting out a global development agenda on nursing homes3 that was widely publicized.4e7 The position paper focused on 4 major areas:
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
دوره 15 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014