An international definition for "nursing home".

Authors :: Sanford AM
Orrell M
Tolson D
Abbatecola AM
Arai H
Bauer JM
Cruz-Jentoft AJ
Dong B
Ga H
Goel A
Hajjar R
Holmerova I
Katz PR
Koopmans RT
Rolland Y
Visvanathan R
Woo J
Morley JE
Vellas B
Source :: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association [J Am Med Dir Assoc] 2015 Mar; Vol. 16 (3), pp. 181-4.
Publication Year :: 2015
Abstract: There is much ambiguity regarding the term "nursing home" in the international literature. The definition of a nursing home and the type of assistance provided in a nursing home is quite varied by country. The International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics and AMDA foundation developed a survey to assist with an international consensus on the definition of "nursing home."<br /> (Copyright © 2015 AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)