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Lacey, Debra – Health & Social Work, 2006
The purpose of this survey was to describe nursing home social services staff roles and perceptions related to end-of-life medical decision making for nursing home residents in endstage dementia. Using a self-designed questionnaire, 138 nursing home social services staff from across New York State answered questions about advance directives,…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Nursing Homes, Dementia, Surveys
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Cox, Carole B. – Health & Social Work, 1996
Data on discharge process and caregiver satisfaction were collected from 179 caregivers of hospitalized dementia patients. Findings indicate that social workers are important influences in discharge decisions especially when discharge is to a nursing home. Findings from regression analyses indicate that caregiver satisfaction is dependent on the…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Counseling Effectiveness, Decision Making, Dementia