Journal article
Do assisted living facilities that offer a dementia care program differ from those that do not? A population-level cross-sectional study in Ontario, Canada
Abstract
BackgroundMany residents of assisted living facilities live with dementia, but little is known about the characteristics of assisted living facilities that provide specialized care for older adults who live with dementia. In this study, we identify the characteristics of assisted living facilities that offer a dementia care program, compared to those that do not offer such a program.MethodsWe conducted a population-level cross-sectional study …
Authors
Manis DR; Rahim A; Poss JW; Bielska IA; Bronskill SE; Tarride J-É; Abelson J; Costa AP
Journal
BMC Geriatrics, Vol. 21, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2021
DOI
10.1186/s12877-021-02400-w
ISSN
1471-2318