Journal article
Factors Associated With Long-term Institutionalization of Older People With Dementia
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In Canada, half the people with dementia live in institutions. Factors associated with institutionalization should be identified with the goal of implementing strategies not only to permit those with dementia to stay in their homes as long as is feasible but also to ensure that steps are taken for timely institutionalization when appropriate.
METHODS: Informal caregivers of 326 individuals with dementia living in the community were …
Authors
Hébert R; Dubois MF; Wolfson C; Chambers L; Cohen C
Journal
The Journals of Gerontology Series A, Vol. 56, No. 11, pp. m693–m699
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
November 1, 2001
DOI
10.1093/gerona/56.11.m693
ISSN
1079-5006