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Volunteers as ombudsmen for the aged in long-stay institutions
Author(s)Howard Litwin, Lenard W Kaye, Abraham Monk
Journal titleJournal of Voluntary Action Research, vol 12, no 4, Oct - Dec 1983
Pagespp 29-45
KeywordsCare homes ; Advocacy ; Voluntary workers ; United States of America.
AnnotationPresents findings from two research studies of ombudsman services for older people in long-term institutional care. Both concluded that the voluntary sector is the primary source of ombudsman services, and questions as to the suitability of volunteers to this type of work are raised.
Accession NumberCPA-950213226
ClassmarkKW: IQ: QV: 7T *

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