An International Definition for “Nursing Home”.

Authors :: Sanford, Angela M.
Orrell, Martin
Tolson, Debbie
Abbatecola, Angela Marie
Arai, Hidenori
Bauer, Juergen M.
Cruz-Jentoft, Alfonso J.
Dong, Birong
Ga, Hyuk
Goel, Ashish
Hajjar, Ramzi
Holmerova, Iva
Katz, Paul R.
Koopmans, Raymond T.C.M.
Rolland, Yves
Visvanathan, Renuka
Woo, Jean
Morley, John E.
Vellas, Bruno
Source :: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. Mar2015, Vol. 16 Issue 3, p181-184. 4p.
Publication Year :: 2015
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.” [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]