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Rethinking Teaching Nursing Homes: Potential for Improving Long-Term Care
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Mezey, Mathy D.; Mitty, Ethel L.; Burger, Sarah Green – Gerontologist, 2008
To meet the special needs of and provide quality health care to nursing home residents, the health care workforce must be knowledgeable about the aging process. Health professionals are minimally prepared in their academic programs to care for older adults, and few programs have required rotations in geriatrics. Teaching nursing homes (TNHs) have…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Health Personnel, Older Adults, Geriatrics