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Residents with severe mental illnesses
— how nursing homes respond | | Author(s) | Kathryn B McGrew |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 31, nos 3/4, 1999 |
| Pages | pp 149-168 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Mental disorder ; Cognitive impairment ; Residents [care homes] ; Nursing homes ; Management [care] ; Case studies ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Among several issues addressed in the US Nursing Home Reform Act 1987 were concerns about the prevalence of mental disorders in nursing homes and the adequacy of facilities to meet the mental health needs of their residents. Of particular concern was the appropriateness of care for these individuals with serious mental illness, excluding dementia. Fifteen case studies of such individuals, screened and approved for nursing home placement under the new regulations, were conducted to describe and explore the responses of nursing homes to the mental health needs of these residents. Both programmatic and social environment responses are discussed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-991109225 A |
| Classmark | E: E4: KX: LHB: QA: 69P: 7T |
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