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Peer reviewedBurgio, Louis D.; Burgio, Kathryn L. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1990
Asserts that, if long-term care is to progress from custodial model to therapeutic model of rehabilitation, role of nursing assistants must be redesigned. Reviews current methods of institutional staff training and management and proposes model for geriatric, long-term care facilities. Discusses organizational resistance and offers suggestions for…
Descriptors: Geriatrics, Institutional Personnel, Long Term Care, Models
