Journal article
Pneumonia care and the nursing home: a qualitative descriptive study of resident and family member perspectives
Abstract
BackgroundNursing home residents are frequently sent to hospital for diagnostic tests or to receive acute health care services. These transfers are both costly and for some, associated with increased risks. Although improved technology allows long-term care facilities to deliver more complex health care on site, if this is to become a trend then residents and family members must see the value of such care. This qualitative study examined …
Authors
Chan Carusone S; Loeb M; Lohfeld L
Journal
BMC Geriatrics, Vol. 6, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2006
DOI
10.1186/1471-2318-6-2
ISSN
1471-2318