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Geriatric assessment in nursing homes in the United States
— impact of a national program | | Author(s) | Charles D Phillips, Catherine Hawes, Vincent Mor |
| Journal title | Generations, vol XXI, no 4, Winter 1997-98 |
| Publisher | American Society on Aging, Winter 1997-98 |
| Pages | pp 15-20 |
| Keywords | Residents [care homes] ; Nursing homes ; Evaluation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The US Congress mandated use of a standardised, comprehensive functional assessment tool in all nursing homes as part of the Nursing Home Reform Act 1987 (OBRA). This article summarises findings of an evaluation of the impact of the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) on the quality of care received by nursing home residents. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980827210 A |
| Classmark | KX: LHB: 4C: 7T |
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