The Social Contact Received by the Residents of Rural Nursing Homes: Visiting in the New England Area of New South Wales

Author(s)
Parmenter, G
Publication Date
2005
Abstract
Visiting is Important: it maintains family ties, provides contact with the outside world, and provides staff with an insight into the residents' personality and life history. Implications: residents placed in facilities which are within 15 kilometres of members of their primary family group, transport to the nursing home be shared, nursing homes become more integrated into their local communities.
Citation
Exploring the Meaning of Ageing through Practice, Policy and Research: Proceedings of the Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) 38th National Conference, p. 1-11
ISBN
0-9758310-0-3
Link
https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/1095
Language
en
Publisher
Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG)
Title
The Social Contact Received by the Residents of Rural Nursing Homes: Visiting in the New England Area of New South Wales
Type of document
Conference Publication
Entity Type
Publication

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