An international definition for "nursing home"

Angela M. Sanford, Martin Orrell, Debbie Tolson, Angela Marie Abbatecola, Hidenori Arai, Juergen M Bauer, Alfonso J Cruz-Jentoft, Birong Dong, Hyuk Ga, Ashish Goel, Ramzi Hajjar, Iva Holmerova, Paul R Katz, Raymond T C M Koopmans, Yves Rolland, Renuka Visvanathan, Jean Woo, John E Morley, Bruno Vellas

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Abstract

There is much ambiguity regarding the term "nursing home" in the international literature. The definition of a nursing home and the type of assistance provided in a nursing home is quite varied by country. The International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics and AMDA foundation developed a survey to assist with an international consensus on the definition of "nursing home."

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)181-4
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the American Medical Directors Association
Volume16
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2015

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