
ERIC Number: EJ455480
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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The Impact of an Interinstitutional Relocation on Nursing Home Residents Requiring a High Level of Care.
Grant, Peter R.; And Others
Gerontologist, v32 n6 p834-42 Dec 1992
Assessed impact of relocation on health and well-being of 196 nursing home residents who relocated to new facility. Relocated residents participated in program to enhance sense of control and predictability over move. Analyses of medical records, nurses' ratings, and interviews strongly suggest that move had no negative effect on residents as group or on vulnerable subgroups. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Health, Individual Power, Institutionalized Persons, Locus of Control, Nursing Homes, Relocation, Well Being
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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