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Person-Centered Care for Nursing Home Residents
January 7, 2010 | Journal Article
The culture-change movement is a broad-based effort to transform nursing homes from impersonal health care institutions into true person-centered homes offering long-term care services. The movement encompasses almost three decades of consumer advocacy coupled with legal, legislative, and policy work aimed at improving both the quality of care and the quality of life in nursing homes.
Disaster Planning and Risk Communication with Vulnerable Communities
April 1, 2007 | Journal Article
Lessons from Hurricane Katrina
Effects of Community Factors on Access to Ambulatory Care for Lower-Income Adults in Large Urban Communities
March 1, 2004 | Journal Article
This study examines the effect of community factors and individual factors on access to ambulatory care for low income adults in 54 metropolitan areas across the United States. Two indicators were used to measure access: (1) having a usual source of ...