Special units aim at dementia
Burns, J.
Modern Healthcare 22(46): 26-28; 30
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0160-7480 PMID: 10171265 Document Number: 398651
Nursing home providers, especially the large chains, are responding to calls for improved services for people with Alzheimer's disease and other dementia-related disorders by developing special-care units. While Alzheimer's programs have been in existence since the mid-1980s, the rising number of seniors who have the disease and their families' demands for quality long-term-care programs have resulted in rapid growth.
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